Does Surgical Reduction of Heart Size Reduce Heart Failure?

Eagle, K A

NEJM Journal Watch :p JC199709230000006, 1997. | DOI: 10.1056/JC199709230000006

The recent introduction of surgical resection of a “slice” of the myocardium to treat severe dilated cardiomyopathy (the Batista operation) has gained widespread attention. In