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  • 1Option on Bioengineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. gbuckberg@mednet.ucla.edu

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
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Heart failure causes ventricular geometry changes, making the heart more spherical. Surgical Anterior Ventricular Exclusion (SAVE) restores normal shape and function, suggesting form restoration is key to treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Dilated cardiomyopathy alters ventricular geometry, changing the heart from elliptical to spherical.
  • This geometric shift is a potential unifying concept across various heart failure types, including ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathies and valvular heart disease.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the unifying geometric concept of heart failure.
  • To investigate ventricular restoration as a method to reconstruct cardiac form.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of Surgical Anterior Ventricular Exclusion (SAVE) in addressing geometric alterations in heart failure.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of ventricular geometry changes in dilated cardiomyopathy.
  • Application of the helical ventricular myocardial band model to understand cardiac shape alterations.

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  • Surgical Anterior Ventricular Exclusion (SAVE) or Pacopexy procedure used in various heart failure conditions.

    • Main Results:

    • The SAVE procedure has been successfully applied to ischemic cardiomyopathy and diffuse myocyte disease.
    • The procedure is suggested for dilated valvular cardiomyopathy.
    • Restoring cardiac form improves fiber orientation and function, potentially through a combination of surgical alteration and cell biology.

    Conclusions:

    • Rebuilding ventricular form should be the primary surgical objective in heart failure treatment.
    • Focusing on restoration procedures that address cardiac geometry is crucial.
    • A combined approach of surgical scaffold alteration and cell biology may enhance cardiac function.