[Percutaneous implantation of a left ventricular restoration device [Parachute(TM)] for the treatment of ischemic heart failure]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2015 Jan;16(1):52-7. doi: 10.1714/1776.19252.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Congestive heart failure secondary to myocardial infarction is associated with significant morbidity and mortality despite currently available therapies. A novel catheter-based left ventricular partitioning device (ParachuteTM, CardioKinetix, Inc., Menlo Park, CA) is currently available for the treatment of patients with severe systolic dysfunction after antero-apical myocardial infarction with regional wall motion abnormalities. Preliminary clinical data showed that the ParachuteTM implantation could be associated with favorable clinical and left ventricular hemodynamic improvements post-implantation. Here, we present the case of a patient with symptomatic congestive heart failure after myocardial infarction implanted with the ParachuteTM device and we briefly review the current literature on this left ventricular partitioning system.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Heart Failure / physiopathology
  • Heart Failure / surgery*
  • Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications*
  • Myocardial Ischemia / etiology
  • Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
  • Myocardial Ischemia / surgery*
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis Implantation