The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1123-1130 , May 2010

Left ventricular surgical restoration for anteroseptal scars: Volume versus shape

Read at the Eighty-ninth Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Boston, Mass, May 9–13, 2009.

  • Antonio M. Calafiore, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Antonio M. Calafiore, MD, Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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  • Angela L. Iacò, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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  • Davide Amata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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  • Cataldo Castello, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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  • Egidio Varone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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  • Fabio Falconieri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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  • Antonio Bivona, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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  • Sabina Gallina, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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  • Michele Di Mauro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Villa Bianca, Bari, Italy

Received 29 April 2009 ,Revised 26 November 2009 ,Accepted 2 January 2010.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00022-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.01.001

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1123-1130 , May 2010

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