September 18, 2001Circulation

Passive Containment and Reverse Remodeling by a Novel Textile Cardiac Support Device

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Why the study?

Does the Acorn Cardiac Support Device improve cardiac function and symptoms in patients with stable heart failure?

Structured PICO

Does the Acorn Cardiac Support Device improve cardiac function and symptoms in patients with stable heart failure?

Population

27 patients with stable heart failure on intensive medical treatment. A subgroup of 11 patients had CSD placement as the only surgical measure (most with idiopathic cardiomyopathy, NYHA class II-III).

Intervention

Acorn's Cardiac Support Device (CSD), a textile polyester device fitted snugly around the heart during surgery

Outcome

Safety, feasibility, NYHA functional class, and echocardiographic parameters (LVEF, LVEDD, mitral regurgitation) at 3 and 6 monthssurrogate

Implantation of a passive cardiac support device is feasible and associated with reverse remodeling and symptom improvement in patients with chronic heart failure.

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Implication

May support reverse remodeling with passive support in HF; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.

Cite This Study

Konertz et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7249d235aa2c282ce32e11 https://doi.org/10.1161/hc37t1.094525

Topics

Mechanical circulatory support Mitral valve intervention Cardiomyopathy Cardiac amyloidosis

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Passive Containment and Reverse Remodeling by a Novel Textile Cardiac Support Device

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Passive Containment and Reverse Remodeling by a Novel Textile Cardiac Support Device

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Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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