Open AccessThe role of cardiac surgery in treatment of chronic heart failure
Author(s) -
Jan Pirk
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
physiological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.647
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1802-9973
pISSN - 0862-8408
DOI - 10.33549/physiolres.931921
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac surgery , heart failure , cardiac resynchronization therapy , cardiology , myocardial revascularization , surgery , artery , ejection fraction
Chronic heart failure has become a significant health problem.Cardiac surgery has an important role in the treatment ofpatients with heart failure. There are traditional surgicaltechniques in cardiac surgery – coronary revascularization, valvesurgery, ventricular reconstructive surgery as well as newsurgical techniques – cardiac support device (CorCap),mechanical circulatory support and resynchronization therapy.Cardiac surgery has a definitive role in the treatment algorithmfor chronic heart failure.