Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 431-436 , August 2007

Outcomes Following Surgical Ventricular Restoration for Patients With Clinically Advanced Congestive Heart Failure (New York Heart Association Class IV)

Received 11 September 2006 ,Revised 8 March 2007 ,Accepted 13 March 2007.

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 Presented at the 10th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America; September 10–13, 2006; Seattle, Washington.Supported in part by the Mildred and Carmont Blitz Cardiac Research Fund. Dr. Williams and Dr. Weiss are Irene Piccinini Investigators in Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Nwakanma is a Hugh R. Sharp Cardiac Surgery Research Fellow. Mr. Patel is the 2005 Chase Medical Scholar for Surgical Ventricular Restoration. Dr Conte has received research support from Chase Medical Corporation.

PII: S1071-9164(07)00097-8

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.03.006

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 431-436 , August 2007

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