Postmyocardial infarction left ventricular dysfunction - assessment and follow up of patients undergoing surgical ventricular restoration by the endoventricular patchplasty.

Background: Surgical ventricular restoration with endoventricular patchplasty improves left ventricular function and restores left ventricular shape.

Method: The study included patients who presented with transmural anterior myocardial infarctions between June 2007 and May 2008. Briefly the technique included - coronary revascularization, resection of the endocardial scar, left ventricular reconstruction using an endoventricular synthetic patch.