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
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- Open Access Original ResearchAortic Valve Replacement in the Failing Left Ventricle: Worthwhile?Asanish Kalyanasundaram, Thais Faggion Vinholo, Mohammad A. Zafar, Osama Anis, ... John A. ElefteriadesRev. 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)51Downloads274Views
- Open Access ReviewThe CorInnova Implantable Cardiac Assist System for Direct Cardiac CompressionGeorge V. Letsou, Christina M. Bolch, Erica C. Hord, William C. Altman, ... John C. CriscioneRev. 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)124Downloads1Citations200Views
- Open Access ReviewA Brief History of Cardiomyoplasty: Worth Another Look?John A. ElefteriadesRev. 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)24Downloads127Views
- Open Access ReviewThe role of surgery for secondary mitral regurgitation and heart failure in the era of transcatheter mitral valve therapiesPierre-Emmanuel Noly, Françis D. Pagani, Jean-Fançois Obadia, Denis Bouchard, ... Paul C. TangRev. 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)270Downloads1Citations455Views
- Open Access ReviewMechanical circulatory support in acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shockAyman Al-atta, Mohammad Zaidan, Ahmed Abdalwahab, Amjad Ghazal Asswad, ... Mohammad AlkhalilRev. 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)322Downloads5Citations612Views
- Open Access ReviewCoronary revascularization in patients with left ventricle systolic dysfunction, current challenges and clinical outcomesAhmed Abdalwahab, Ayman Al-atta, Mohaned Egred, Mohammad Alkhalil, Azfar ZamanRev. 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)147Downloads1Citations329Views
- Open Access ReviewImportance of right heart catheterization in advanced heart failure managementJohn M. Cochran, Amit Alam, Cesar Y. Guerrero-MirandaRev. 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)639Downloads6Citations1769Views
- Open Access ReviewCurrent status and outcomes in heart transplantation: a narrative reviewMorcos A. Awad, Aakash Shah, Bartley P. GriffithRev. 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)939Downloads10Citations1970Views
- Open Access ReviewSGLT2 inhibitors: a new pillar of the heart failure regimenTravis DeSa, Timothy GongRev. 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)630Downloads2Citations1438Views
- Open Access ReviewSurgical ventricular restoration for patients with heart failureAli Fatehi Hassanabad, Imtiaz S. AliRev. 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)108Downloads258Views
- Open Access ReviewAmbulatory home wearable lung: progress and future directionsAakash Shah, Morcos A. Awad, Zhongjun J. Wu, Bartley P. GriffithRev. 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)132Downloads381Views
- Open Access Systematic ReviewSafety and efficacy of less-invasive ventricular enhancement procedure with the transcatheter Revivent TCTM system in patients with left ventricular aneurysm: a systematic reviewCrischentian Brinza, Mircea Cinteza, Iolanda V. Popa, Alexandru BurlacuRev. 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)103Downloads1Citations288Views