Does Size Matter?
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Sean O. Bello; Manoraj Navaratnarajah; Michael Ibrahim; Cesare M. Terracciano
- Source
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 65:2154-2156
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Atrophy
business.industry
Internal medicine
cardiovascular system
medicine
Cardiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Reverse remodeling
business
medicine.disease
Surgery
- Language
- ISSN
- 0735-1097
Mechanical unloading using left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) induces reverse remodeling of the failing myocardium to levels that are possibly superior to any other strategy. However, evidence of a significant and reliable curative efficacy is scarce. This paradox is explained by insufficient