Table 1 Preoperative characteristics
From: Left ventricle remodelling by double-patch sandwich technique
Pt | Gender | Age | Symptoms | NY HA class | Vessel disease | Infarct-surgery delay | Thrombolysis | TIMI grade LAD | ACE inhib therapy | LV thrombus suspected | Viability test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | F | 76 | A+D+Ar | 2 | 2 | 6 mo | No | 1 | Yes | Yes | Echo |
2 | F | 57 | A | 2 | 3 | 2 yr+2 mo | Yes | 0 | Yes | No | Spect-tc |
3 | M | 61 | None | - | 3 | 1 mo | Yes | 3 | Yes | No | Echo |
4 | M | 65 | D, Rf | 3 | 2 | 7 yr+5 mo | No | 1 | No | Yes | Echo |
5 | F | 68 | D | 3 | 3 | Silent | No | 0 | Yes | No | Echo |
6 | F | 71 | A+D | 2 | 2 | 3 yr | No | 0 | Yes | No | Spect-tc |
7 | F | 61 | Shock | 4 | 1 | 8 days | No | 0 | Yes | No | Echo |
8 | M | 75 | D | 3 | 3 | 3 mo | No | 0 | Yes | Yes | Spect-tc |
9 | M | 67 | A+E | 3 | 2 | Silent | No | 0 | Yes | Yes | Echo |
10 | F | 69 | D | 3 | 1 | 10 yr | No | 1 | Yes | No | Echo |
11 | M | 63 | A+E | 2 | 3 | 16 yr | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | Echo |
12 | F | 71 | D | 2 | 1 | Silent | No | 1 | Yes | No | Echo |
mean ± sd | 67 ± 5.8 | 2.5 ± 0.8 | 40.5 mo ± 68.7 |