title: [Percutaneous implantation of a left ventricular restoration device [Parachute(TM)] for the treatment of ischemic heart failure].
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.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ielasi
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tespili
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Repossini
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scopelliti
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paganoni
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cafro
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silvestro
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Personeni
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saino
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muneretto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation