Heart   Failure An overview
The Management of Heart Failure: The Past, the Present, and the Future     Eugene Braunwald, MD   Volume 1, Issue 1; May, 2008
OBJECTIVES Disease Burden 2.Heart Failure Therapy in the Past, Present and Future.
IS IT A PANDEMIC???
Number 1 Killer
5.7Million Americans
Mortality has more than   doubled   since 1979
>65years Leading cause of hospitalization
1-2%   of Health Care cost   $ 39.2 Billion
5  years from diagnosis  only  50%  alive
The Past
In 1950 first edition of  Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine D ecubitus D ietary sodium restriction D igitalis D iuretics (mercurial) Venesection and  Morphine The Management of Heart Failure: The Past, the Present, and the Future   Eugene Braunwald,MD   Circulation: Heart Failure. 2008;1:58-62
In 1970 Sixth edition of  Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine Diuretics ( Thiazide, Loop, Potassium sparing ) β-adrenergic agonist  Precipitating cause The Management of Heart Failure: The Past, the Present, and the Future Eugene Braunwald,MD   Circulation: Heart Failure. 2008;1:58-62
The Present
Level of Evidence LEVEL OF EVIDENCE C  A
ACE INHIBITORS or ARB BETA BLOCKERS DIURETICS DIGOXIN SPIRONOLACTONE OPT:  Optimal Pharmacologic Therapy ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult. 2001; 1-56. ADJUNCT: HYDRALAZINE and NITRATES
Copyright ©2008 American Heart Association Management of heart failure over the past 40 years Katz, A. M. Circ Heart Fail 2008;1:63-71
 
Biventricular pacing therapy INDICATIONS:   Sinus rhythm, QRS interval >=120 ms LV systolic dysfunction LVEF (<=35%)  Persistent, moderate to severe HF (NYHA III) despite optimal medical therapy.  (Strength of Evidence = A) http://www.heartfailureguideline.org   2010 Comprehensive Heart Failure Practice Guideline
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy  Prolongs Survival in Patients With  Left Ventricular Dysfunction:  A Meta-Analysis McAlister FA.  JAMA.  2007;297:2502 .
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Prolongs Survival in Patients With Heart Failure  (The CARE-HF Trial) Percentage of Patients Free of Death from Any Cause or  Unplanned Hospitalization for Major Cardiovascular Event Percentage of Patients Free of Death from Any Cause Cleland JG et al.  N Engl J Med.  2005:352;1539 .
 
ICD Therapy CLASS I INDICATIONS: Ischemic  cardiomyopathy with LVEF  < 35%, at least 40 days post MI, NYHA class II OR III.  (Strength of Evidence = A) 2. Ischemic  cardiomyopathy with LVEF < 30%, at least 40 days post MI, NYHA class I.  (Strength of Evidence = A) 3. Non Ischemic  cardiomyopathy with LVEF ≤ 35%, NYHA class II OR III.  (Strength of Evidence = B) The  ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities
Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) The Jarvik-7 The Jarvik 2000   The World's First Artificial Heart
Indications Bridge to Transplantation Bridge to Recovery Destination Therapy
Transcutaneous Ventricular Assist Device
Implantable Ventricular Assist Device
Ventricular Assist Device in the market HeartMate II® Arrow LionHeart   DeBakey LVAD   Thoratec CentriMag® Thoratec PVAD™ Thoratec IVAD™ HeartMate® XVE
Surgeries for heart failure
Coronary Revascularization
Valvular Surgery
Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery (Dor Procedure)
Batista Procedure
Cardiac Transplant At Groote Schuur Hospital  On December 3 rd  1967
Mr. Louis Washkansky lived for 18 days    Smithsonian‘s National Museum of American History
250,000 deaths per year Only 2000 donor hearts available
Never make predictions
Genetic Mutations
Insertion/deletion polymorphism within the  ACE  gene Polymorphism of   the adrenergic  α 2c receptor and of  the   β1   adrenergic receptor
CELL BASED THERAPY
 
PREVENTION
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