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1Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA. cbridges@mail.med.upenn.edu
The Batista procedure may improve heart function by reducing myocardial stress and increasing stroke volume in dilated ventricles. Preoperative end-systolic stress predicts patient benefit, guiding selection for this cardiac surgery.
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