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Review
. 2013 Jul-Aug;14(4):236-40.
doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2013.04.006. Epub 2013 May 22.

Percutaneous implantation of a parachute device for treatment of ischemic heart failure

Mehmet Cilingiroglu  1 , William A Rollefson, David Mego
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Percutaneous implantation of a parachute device for treatment of ischemic heart failure

Mehmet Cilingiroglu et al. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2013 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Congestive heart failure (CHF) secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy is associated with significant morbidity and mortality despite currently available medical therapy. The Parachute(TM) device is a novel left ventricular partitioning device that is delivered percutaneously in the left ventricle (LV) in patients with anteroapical regional wall motion abnormalities, dilated LV and systolic dysfunction after anterior myocardial infarction with favorable clinical and LV hemodynamic improvements post-implantation. Here, we do review the current literature and present a case of the Parachute device implantation.

Keywords: Acute Myocardial Infarction; Apical Aneurysm; Ischemic Cardiomyopathy; Parachute Device.

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