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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...