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Batista procedure

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Batista procedure
Left ventricular diameter reduction, left ventriculectomy, ventricular reduction Cardiovascular surgery A radical surgical procedure for treating some forms of end-stage heart failure, in particular CHF due to dilated cardiomyopathy. Cf Cardiomyoplasty.


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Partial left ventriculectomy, also known as the Batista procedure, is a volume reduction procedure for improving left ventricular function.
 
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