Fig. 7.1 Relation between dyssynchrony and cardiac output Typically a widened QRS on the EKG has been considered a surrogate for LV dyssynchrony. Hawkins and their group noted increasing prevalence…
Fig. 11.1 The HeartMate XVE (Thoratec Inc., Pleasanton, CA) first-generation pulsatile LVAD and HeartMate II axial flow LVAD. (Courtesy of Thoratec Corp., used with permission.) Several LVADs with third-generation design…
Fig. 1.1 Myocardial infarction culminating in heart failure; the direct consequences of myocardial infarction and the subsequent local and peripheral responses designed to protect the body from the effects of…
Indications •Anteroseptal myocardial infarction •Congestive heart failure •Depressed ejection fraction % •Large area of akinesis/dyskinesis –Asynergy of >30 % of LV surface •Enlarged ventricle –End-diastolic volume index >120 cc/m2 –End-systolic…
Fig. 2.1 Heart failure staging system (Adapted from Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, et al. ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and…
6. Frazier OH, Rose EA, Oz MC, Dembitsky W, McCarthy P, Radovancevic B, et al. Multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist system in patients awaiting…
Baseline 1 year 1.5 years 2 years MR grade 2.54 ± 0.81 (N = 70) 0.52 ± 0.66* (N = 46) 0.35 ± 0.63* (N = 33) 0.48 ±…
3. Velazquez E, Lee K, Deja M, Jain A, Sopko G, Marchenko A, et al. Coronary-artery bypass surgery in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. N Engl J Med. 2011;364:1607–16.PubMedCrossRef 4….
Fig. 15.1 Circulating and resident cells involved in neoangiogenesis. This figure depicts the rare circulating low proliferative potential (LPP) and high proliferative potential endothelial colony forming cells (HPP-ECFC) that may…
Fig. 12.1 Growth and development of the lung are mechanically coupled to that of the thorax. Adapted from [5] Innate Potential for Compensatory Lung Growth Lower vertebrates such as newts…
