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Rhythm surgery and other operations on heart and pericardium: Excision and destruction of diseased heart tissue: Partial left ventricular reduction plasty (Batista)

You have had a part of your ventricle removed. This has made your ventricle smaller.

The heart pumps blood through the body. Inside the heart are 4 chambers. There are 2 heart atria and 2 ventricles. Both heart atria and both ventricles are separated from each other by a partition.

If the left ventricle is enlarged, the heart is no longer able to pump blood to the body properly. The operation makes the left ventricle smaller. As a result, the heart should be able to better pump blood to the body once more.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).