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SUBMITTER: Hendriks T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6208878 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hendriks Tom T Schurer Remco A J RAJ Al Ali Lawien L van den Heuvel Ad F M AFM van der Harst Pim P
Heart failure reviews 20181101 6
Even in the era of percutaneous reperfusion therapy, left ventricular (LV) remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI) leading to heart failure remains a major health concern. Contractile dysfunction of the infarcted myocardium results in an increased pressure load, leading to maladaptive reshaping of the LV. Several percutaneous transcatheter procedures have been developed to deliver devices that restore LV shape and function. The purposes of this review are to discuss the spectrum of transcath ...[more]