Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 361-363, Winter 2005

Clinical Results with the Acorn Cardiac Restraint Device with and without Mitral Valve Surgery

  • Michael A. Acker, MD

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Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Silverstein, PA.

Progressive left ventricular (LV) remodeling is part of the unfavorable natural history in patients with heart failure (HF). The CorCap™ Cardiac Support Device (CSD) is a mesh device that is implanted around the heart to reduce wall stress and the first therapy specifically designed to address LV remodeling. Early clinical studies have shown that the CSD is safe and associated with improvements in LV structure and function and patient symptoms. The CorCap™ was studied in the largest prospective randomized multicentered trial of a surgical device ever completed. The study demonstrated both safety and effectiveness of the CorCap™ in patients with advanced heart failure and remodeled ventricles.

Keywords:  CorCap™ , cardiac support device , left ventricular remodeling , heart failure

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PII: S1043-0679(05)00085-7

doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2005.10.006

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 361-363, Winter 2005

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