Study Group: Cardiologists who Implant Thoratec Implantable VAD(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 17
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
Vice-Chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Dale Mueller, MD, is a Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon at Heartcare Midwest and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Illinois. He has expertise in cardiac surgery including minimally-invasive coronary bypass, valve repair and...
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In a series of 15 patients, the Thoratec ventricular assist device was utilized with associated medical treatment for severe non-ischemic heart failure. Eleven of the fifteen patients recovered and avoided transplantation. Key implications include increased utilization of ventricular assist devices...
Percutaneous valves are technically feasible.Complications are currently not comparable to the traditional open valve replacement/repair.
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