Left Ventricular Remodeling/ Surgical Ventricular Restoration
What is left ventricular remodeling?
Left ventricular remodeling is a surgery to restore the natural shape of the heart in those who have had a heart attack.
Why is left ventricular remodeling performed?
When a heart is healthy, oxygen-rich blood is pumped through the heart to the rest of the body. A heart attack damages heart tissue, usually in the left ventricle (main pumping chamber of the heart) causing a scar. The scar becomes enlarged over time, changing the size and shape of the heart. The enlarged heart doesn’t contract correctly and blood pools in the lungs. Left ventricular remodeling restores the heart to its normal shape, which allows it to pump blood more efficiently.
How is left ventricular remodeling performed?
During surgery, a patch is inserted to separate the dead tissue from healthy heart muscle and to bring the heart back to its correct shape.
Why choose Stanford Hospital for left ventricular remodeling?
Stanford’s Cardiomyopathy Center has the accumulated wisdom of 30 years of research and clinical evolution in the latest advancements in the identification, diagnosis and treatment of
heart failure and
valvular heart disease.
