The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 285-291.e1 , August 2010

Effects of surgical ventricular reconstruction on diastolic function at midterm follow-up

  • Marisa Di Donato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Donato Hospital, Milan, Italy
    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Marisa Di Donato, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Policlinico San Donato, IRCCS, Via Morandi 30, 20097 San Donato Milanese, Milano, Italy.
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  • Lorenzo Menicanti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Donato Hospital, Milan, Italy
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  • Marco Ranucci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic-vascular Anaesthesia and ICU, IRCCS San Donato Hospital, Milan, Italy
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  • Serenella Castelvecchio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Donato Hospital, Milan, Italy
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  • Carlo de Vincentiis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Donato Hospital, Milan, Italy
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  • Josephal Salvia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Donato Hospital, Milan, Italy
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  • Tammam Yussuf, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Donato Hospital, Milan, Italy

Received 12 June 2009 ,Revised 15 September 2009 ,Accepted 22 October 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.027

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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