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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:590
© 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

CorCap device in addition to mitral surgery in heart failure: Is it truly beneficial?

Amir Elami, MD

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

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To the Editor:

The recent report about mitral valve surgery in heart failure1Go raises a number of interesting questions. While left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic volume and end-systolic volume in the treatment group decreased significantly more with the cardiac support device (CorCap; Acorn Cardiovascular, St Paul, Minn) than in the control group, other differences were statistically insignificant. Important end points such as survival, ejection fraction, and measurable indices of functional capacity (6-minute walking test and oxygen consumption), although presented as "better" in the treatment group, . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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