Presentation
This patient has a history of cardiac ischemia with following mitral insufficiency and left ventricular output failure. The chest x-ray was taken post intervention.
Patient Data
Left pectoral ICD device with correct placement in the right ventricle.
Two mitraclips.
Parachute-device in the left ventricle.
Chronic pulmonary congestion.
Case Discussion
Damaged heart muscle after a heart attack can lead to structural remodeling (fibrosis) and decline in ventricular performance.
The Parachute device improves the cardiac output by partitioning damaged heart muscle in the apical region from normal muscle, allowing improvement of cardiac output and functioning of the left ventricle in patients with ischemic heart failure secondary to infarction.
Implantation is accomplished through catheter-based insertion through the femoral artery.
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