2015
Review article
OL Bockeria,
AYu Ispiryan
Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia
Original Text © Bockeria OL, Ispiryan AYu, published in Annaly aritmologii 2012; 9(2): 14-22.
Being a common syndrome chronic heart failure (CHF) results in high mortality among cardiosurgical patients and requires very high expenditures for the treatment. All over the world the number of patients with CHF syndrome is about 22 millions. Heart failure is difficult to treat because ...
... the left atrium - 2 (2.6 %) cases, the left ventricle - 2 (2,6 %) cases, the coronary sinus - 1 (1,3%) case. It should be noted fistulae in 23 (59 %) patients didn't cause any hemodynamic compromise (diameter of 2 mm, with no evidence of ischemia and heart failure). There were no deaths during in-hospital and long-term periods. There were also no myocardial ischemia and thromboembolic complications. Pacemaker implantation was performed in 2 patients after surgery due to sick sinus syndrome. Embolization ...
... Hebert K, McKinnie J, 2014; © Annals of arrhythmology, 2014.
As cardiovascular disease prevalence continues to decrease in the United States as does cardiovascular surgical procedures, the aging of the population brings an increase in the prevalence of heart failure and atrial fibrillation. A new hybrid procedure for the treatment of atrial fibrillation shows great promise. More randomized clinical trials are needed.
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