THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - part 3 pptx
THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - part 3 pptx
... there is a change in clinical status. However patients who have bio- prosthetic valves may be considered for annual echocardiography after the first 5 years in the ab- sence of a change in clinical ... normal hearts, failing hearts, and end-stage failing hearts supported with LVAD explanted at time of transplantation. (C) With heart size indexed by V30, volume on EDPVR at which...
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THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - part 2 pps
... disease of the elderly, and the prevalence of chronic heart failure increases with advancing age. Currently, chronic heart failure is the most common hospital discharge diagnosis in patients over the ... shortage of donor hearts. Currently, the mainstay of heart failure treatment is pharmacologic and includes angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angio- ten...
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THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - part 4 ppsx
... spontaneous or inducible ventricu- lar tachycardia, cryotherapy was also applied to the edges of the resection (50% of cases). Between development of the surgical principles in 1984 and 2002, the Dor ... from heart failure symptoms, improved sur- vival, and important quality -of- life benefit. A comprehensive meta-analysis of largely retrospec- tive data has been performe...
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THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - part 6 doc
... result of emerging knowl- edge, new procedures, and technical advances. This article addresses the pathophysiology, the treat- ment options, and their rationale in the setting of life-threatening ... per year with the annual in- cidence of AMI at 865,000. Total-mention mortal- ity due to coronary heart disease is 6 53, 000 per year, making coronary heart disease the la...
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THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - part 8 pdf
... 1995. A total of 11, 830 patients were identified and stratified in * Corresponding author. Emory Heart Center, Divi- sion of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Crawford ... GA 30 308. E-mail address: john.puskas@emoryhealthcare.org (J.D. Puskas). 155 1-7 136 /07/$ - see front matter Ó 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.hfc.20...
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THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - part 9 potx
... the archi- tecture of the anatomic distribution of cardiac muscle fibers. The double spiral that constitutes the three-dimensional ( 3- D) architecture of the heart permits a shortening of 15% of ... the myocytes in a complex array of fibers forming the 3- D architecture of the wall and coordinating the delivery of forces generated by myocytes. These force...
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