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Heart Failure Interventions Targeting Impaired Left Ventricles in Structural Heart Disease

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Interventional techniques have been developed for a wide spectrum of mechanisms of heart failure (HF), especially in valvular heart disease and cardiomyopathies (ischaemic cardiomyopathy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy). In this article, we review recent reports on catheter interventions to treat patients with HF.

Recent Findings

Direct modification using the Parachute device and the REVIVENT-TC device for patients with impaired left ventricle with large infarct scars improves geometry and haemodynamic efficiency, resulting in a reduction of HF symptoms. Interatrial shunt therapy improves symptoms and quality of life in HF patients. Uniquely, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction has also been targeted in patients with transcatheter mitral valve implantation.

Summary

For advanced stage HF patients with prohibitively high surgical risk, emerging transcatheter interventions make it possible to modify life-limiting symptoms. Further results on HF interventions are expected from ongoing clinical trials.

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    Mitsunobu Kitamura, Tobias Schmidt, Karl-Heinz Kuck & Christian Frerker

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Mitsunobu Kitamura, Karl-Heinz Kuck, and Christian Frerker declare that they have no conflict of interest. Tobias Schmidt receives lecture honoraria from CardioKinetix and Bioventrix.

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This article is a review and contains studies of humans in which we participated. These were the PARACHUTE III and V, the Bioventrix studies and the Mitraclip procedure in HOCM patients. All patients signed a patient informed consent form.

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Kitamura, M., Schmidt, T., Kuck, KH. et al. Heart Failure Interventions Targeting Impaired Left Ventricles in Structural Heart Disease. Curr Cardiol Rep 20, 8 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-018-0950-6

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