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Cardiac resynchronization therapy after percutaneous trans-coronary-venous mitral annuloplasty

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wjcc
doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v4.i5.127
December 2013

Cardiac resynchronization therapy after percutaneous trans-coronary- venous mitral annuloplasty11

Carillon can be implanted prior to CRT and may provide additional benefit to HF patients with FMR, low ejection fraction and wide QRS.

  • Case study of a 45-year-old male with ischemic heart failure who underwent successful implantation of a Carillon device.
  • The procedure resulted in clinical improvements and a decrease in FMR.
  • Fifteen months post implant, the patient was a candidate for CRT and underwent successful implantation, which resulted in further improvement of clinical and echocardiographic parameters.

Percutaneous mitral annuloplasty device leaves free access to cardiac veins for resynchronization therapy

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cci

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv.

doi: 10.1002/ccd.22097
September 2009

Percutaneous mitral annuloplasty device leaves free access to cardiac veins for resynchronization therapy14

It is possible to implant the Carillon device prior to a CRT device in HF patients with low ejection fraction, wide QRS and FMR.

  • Three patients meeting current guidelines for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) included in the AMADEUS trial underwent CRT implantation 7-8 months after implantation of a mitral valve annuloplasty device.
  • Access to the coronary sinus and placement of the left ventricular lead into a posterolateral cardiac vein was not at all compromised by the mitral valve annuloplasty device in any patient.