Is the left ventricular reconstruction surgery a type of open-heart surgery?
Yes, left ventricular reconstructive surgery is major open-heart surgery, requiring the use of the heart-lung machine. Because you are already undergoing open heart surgery, your surgeon may also perform coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and/or valve repair surgery, if needed. What types of tests are needed before the surgery? You will need a MRI (if you do not have an implantable defibrillator or pacemaker) or PET can done at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation to determine if you have enough healthy heart tissue to benefit from the surgery. An echocardiogram will be needed to provide information about the pumping ability of your heart and how well your valves are functioning. You will also need to have a cardiac catheterization (performed within one year of the surgery). Routine blood tests, a chest Xray and an electrocardiogram will also be performed. How can I be evaluated? If you are currently being treated by a doctor outside of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, please conta
