title: Percutaneous left ventricular restoration.
abstract: The ventricular partitioning device known as Parachute is the first and only percutaneously implantable device aimed at restoration of normal left ventricular geometry in humans. Since its conception, this technology has undergone extensive animal and human testing, with proved feasibility and safety, and is currently being studied in a pivotal randomized clinical trial. This article discusses ventricular remodeling and therapies attempted in the past, details the components of the ventricular partitioning device, describes the implanting technique, and reviews the most current experience of this device in humans.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Center, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Mobolaji
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ige
authors.affiliation: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Center, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Sadeer G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Al-Kindi
authors.affiliation: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Center, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Attizzani
authors.affiliation: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Center, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Center, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address: guilherme.oliveira@uhhospitals.org.
authors.forename: Guilherme H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling
keywords: Heart failure; Implantation technique; Left ventricular remodeling; Ventricular partitioning device