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CorCap helps even without mitral valve surgery.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
Publication: Internal Medicine News Publication Date: 01-JUN-05 Author: Zoler, Mitchel L.
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COPYRIGHT 2005 International Medical News Group
PHILADELPHIA -- Surgical placement of the CorCap cardiac support device led to significant but modest improvements in heart failure patients who did not undergo concurrent mitral valve surgery.
The moderate benefit in patients with severe heart failure who were not otherwise scheduled for heart surgery left it unclear exactly which types of patients would benefit most from having a CorCap mesh bag surgically placed around their heart, Mariell L. Jessup, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.
Further studies are needed to better define the best...
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