Interventions for the failing left ventricle
Submission Deadline: 30 Oct 2021
Guest Editors
Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven, Yale Medicine Department of Surgery, New Haven, CT, USA
Interests: Coronary artery bypass; Genetics; Heart aneurysm; Aortic aneurysm; Thoracic
Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiac Surgery, Yale University, USA
Interests: Aorta; Aneurysm; Aortic diseases; Cardiac surgery; Vascular medicine; Phlebology; Cardiovascular surgery; Aortic aneurysm; Aortic dissection; Global health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Up to the first half of the 1980s, it was considered unwise to operate on a patient with a severely impaired left ventricle (EF < 30%). Surgeons who did so were widely and severely criticized. The concerns were (1) that the risk of surgery would be extremely high, often taking the patient’s life in the process of surgery, and (2) that the patient would manifest an inexorable deterioration toward death regardless of the surgery performed. Courageous surgical efforts in that era led to the safe and commonplace performance of surgical interventions for the failing left ventricle in the present era. This Special Issue takes specific aim at the current status of surgery for patients with severely impaired left ventricles—exploring current indications, current levels of safety, and advanced surgical options.
Dr. John Elefteriades and Dr. Bulat Ziganshin
Guest Editors
Keywords
- Low EF
- Failing left ventricle
- CABG
- MVR
- Mechanical cardiac assistance
- Heart transplantation
Published Papers (12)
Aortic Valve Replacement in the Failing Left Ventricle: Worthwhile?
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(7), 223; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2307223
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interventions for the failing left ventricle)
The CorInnova Implantable Cardiac Assist System for Direct Cardiac Compression
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(6), 211; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2306211
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interventions for the failing left ventricle)
A Brief History of Cardiomyoplasty: Worth Another Look?
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(5), 159; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2305159
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interventions for the failing left ventricle)
The role of surgery for secondary mitral regurgitation and heart failure in the era of transcatheter mitral valve therapies
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(3), 87; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2303087
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interventions for the failing left ventricle)
Mechanical circulatory support in acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(2), 71; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2302071
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interventions for the failing left ventricle)
Coronary revascularization in patients with left ventricle systolic dysfunction, current challenges and clinical outcomes
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(1), 33; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2301033
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interventions for the failing left ventricle)
Importance of right heart catheterization in advanced heart failure management
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2301012
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interventions for the failing left ventricle)
Current status and outcomes in heart transplantation: a narrative review
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(1), 11; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2301011
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interventions for the failing left ventricle)
Ambulatory home wearable lung: progress and future directions
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2021, 22(4), 1405–1411; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2204145
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interventions for the failing left ventricle)
Surgical ventricular restoration for patients with heart failure
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2021, 22(4), 1341–1355; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2204140
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interventions for the failing left ventricle)
SGLT2 inhibitors: a new pillar of the heart failure regimen
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2021, 22(4), 1253–1269; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2204133
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interventions for the failing left ventricle)
Safety and efficacy of less-invasive ventricular enhancement procedure with the transcatheter Revivent TCTM system in patients with left ventricular aneurysm: a systematic review
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2021, 22(2), 445–452; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2202050
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Interventions for the failing left ventricle)