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The indication for surgical or medical treatment of patients with postinfarction aneurysm of the left ventricle is not clearly defined, except in patients with congestive heart failure or life-threatening arrhythmias (Blümchen et al. 1978; Faxon et al. 1982; Otterstad et al. 1981; Schulte et al. 1979). Figure 1 shows that the mortality of patients medically treated does not differ significantly from that of patients surgically treated over a 5-year observation period, when patients with life threatening arrhythmias are excluded.
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Jehle, J., Heerdt, M., Spiller, P., Krian, A., Loogen, F. (1983). Follow-Up of Patients with Left Ventricular Aneurysm and Nonsurgical Therapy. In: Roskamm, H. (eds) Prognosis of Coronary Heart Disease Progression of Coronary Arteriosclerosis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69052-5_13
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