title: Percutaneous implantation of a parachute device for treatment of ischemic heart failure.
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.
authors.affiliation: Peripheral Vascular Institute, Arkansas Heart Hospital, Little Rock, AR 72211, USA. mcilingiroglu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cilingiroglu
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rollefson
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mego
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Acute Myocardial Infarction; Apical Aneurysm; Ischemic Cardiomyopathy; Parachute Device