Mitral valve replacement and implantation of an extracardial mesh frame in patients with severe heart failure: results of a clinical study and a description of a clinical case 18 years after surgery
Abstract:Aim Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMP) is a major cause for severe heart failure. Development of a combination (drug and surgery) treatment of this disease is relevant. This prospective observational study was aimed at evaluating short- and long-term results of extracardiac mesh implantation in DCMP patients with heart failure resistant to the optimum drug therapy.Material and methods The extracardiac mesh ACOR-1 was implanted in 15 patients with DCMP. All meshes were produced individually for each patient an… Show more
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