THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - part 4 ppsx
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 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 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 19 84 and 2002, the Dor ... after 1 year [47 ]. Failure to improve was associated with more se- vere degenerative changes in the myocyte, includ- ing depletion of sarcomeres, accumulation of...
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THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - part 6 doc
... per year with the annual in- cidence of AMI at 865 ,000. Total-mention mortal- ity due to coronary heart disease is 65 3,000 per year, making coronary heart disease the largest killer of Americans ... result of emerging knowl- edge, new procedures, and technical advances. This article addresses the pathophysiology, the treat- ment options, and their rationale in the s...
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THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - part 8 pdf
... 1 981 to December 1995. A total of 11 ,83 0 patients were identified and stratified in * Corresponding author. Emory Heart Center, Divi- sion of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of ... [13–17] and a large meta-analysis [ 18] have investigated the use of CABG in patients who have low LVEF. Several more recent studies are summarized in Table 1 [19–25]. Most of...
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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 forces ar...
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THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - PART 2 pdf
... Ó 20 07 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.hfc .20 07.04.010 heartfailure.theclinics.com Heart Failure Clin 3 (20 07) 27 5 28 8 Should Patients who have Persistent Severe Symptoms Receive ... [5]. Withdrawal of nonsteroidal anti -in ammatory drugs, including aspirin, also seems to reduce the need for hospitalization for worsening heart fail- ure [6,7]. However, when...
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THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - PART 4 ppt
... collagen composition of the extra- cellular matrix that is out of balance [10–12]. Arrhythmia and conductance disturbances are the consequence. Finally, because of the inability of the heart to pump ... related to the size of the devicesdno longer plays a prominent role. The remaining problem with these pumps alludes to throm- boembolic events and potentially long-t...
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THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - PART 6 pdf
... changes on the understand- ing and refinement of the therapeutic orchestra available for patients in the advanced phase of heart failure have occurred, specifically with the introduction of highly ... collagen in idio- pathic dilated cardiomyopathy: role of metallopro- teinases and pyridinoline cross links. Am J Pathol 19 96; 148: 163 9–48. [121] Spinale FG, Coker ML,...
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THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - PART 9 docx
... 1.03 24.8 24 .9 1.18 13.7 24 .98 0.61 3.6 10 .9 0. 29 45. 39 51. 09 2.22 1.6 39 32.3 27 .97 57 .9 82 Because of differences in adverse event reporting criteria, data might be incomplete or interpreted differently ... Pulsatile BTT 29 35.8 1.65 23 28.4 1.31 5 6.173 0.28 1 1.23 0.06 64 79. 01 0 0 17 20 .99 0 .96 8 55 85 .9 CardioWest TAH [115] Pulsatile BTT 5 11 .9 0.51 8 19 0.81 4...
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