Abstract 16628: Improvement of LV-Strain in HFrEF-Patients at 12 Months Follow-Up Using the Revivent TM System (Bioventrix) Compared to Patients Treated by OMT- Results From a CMR-Multi-Center-Trial

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 138; no. Suppl_1 Suppl 1; p. A16628
• Main Authors: Lapinskas, Tomas, Klein, Christoph, Pedrizzetti, Gianni, Stoiber, Lukas, Hennig, Felix, Knosalla, Christoph, Schmitz, Christoph, Schickling, David, Annest, Lon, Kelle, Sebastian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association, Inc 06.11.2018

IntroductionAfter an acute coronary syndrome many patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) suffer from heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Beside surgical ventricular reconstruction (SVR) by open-chest-surgery as an option to improve myocardial function by restoring the shape an...