THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - PART 2 pdf
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 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 8 pdf
... 30308. E-mail address: john.puskas@emoryhealthcare.org (J.D. Puskas). 155 1-7 136/07/$ - see front matter Ó 20 07 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.hfc .20 07.05.0 02 heartfailure.theclinics.com Heart ... results in stabiliza- tion or even improvement in ventricular function most commonly in patients who have viable, hiber- nating myocardium [11, 12] . This arti...
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THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - PART 6 pdf
... changes in matrix metalloproteinase ac- tivity and expression during the progression of con- gestive heart failure: relation to ventricular and myocyte function. Circ Res 1998; 82: 4 82 95. [ 122 ] Spinale ... changes on the understand- ing and refinement of the therapeutic orchestra available for patients in the advanced phase of heart failure have occurred, specifical...
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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 ... hypertrophy during LVAD support. (From Mancini D, Burkhoff D. Mechanical device-based methods of manag- ing and treating heart failure. Circulation 20 05;1 12: 444; with permiss...
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THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN HEART FAILURE - part 4 ppsx
... correction of mitral regurgitation. In the event of spontaneous or inducible ventricu- lar tachycardia, cryotherapy was also applied to the edges of the resection (50% of cases). Between development of ... global function following revascularization of hibernat- ing myocardium [47,48]. This procedure provides relief from heart failure symptoms, improved sur- vival, and...
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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 ... has played a key role in addressing emergent catastro- phes with resultant improvement in mortality and salvage of myocardium in the aftermath of AMI. Surgery has also...
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