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SUBMITTER: Lipiecki J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4947801 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lipiecki Janusz J Siminiak Tomasz T Sievert Horst H Müller-Ehmsen Jochen J Degen Hubertus H Wu Justina C JC Schandrin Christian C Kalmucki Piotr P Hofmann Ilona I Reuter David D Goldberg Steven L SL Haude Michael M
Open heart 20160708 2
<h4>Objective</h4>Functional (or secondary) mitral regurgitation (FMR) is associated with greater morbidity and worse outcomes in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and cardiomyopathy. The Carillon® Mitral Contour System® is a coronary sinus-based percutaneous therapy to reduce FMR. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of a modified version of the Carillon device in the treatment of patients with cardiomyopathy and FMR.<h4>Methods</h4>36 patients with CHF, depressed left ventricular fu ...[more]