Less Invasive Surgical Management of Heart Failure by Cardiac Support Device Implantation on the Beating Heart

(#2001-1818 ... January 7, 2001)

Mercedes K.C. Dullum, MD¹, Brian D. Carlos, MD¹, Mehmet C. Oz, MD², C. Daniel Chou, MD¹, Ammar S. Bafi, MD¹, Richard H. Cooke, MD¹, Jan Harrison, RN¹, Cindy Bither, CRNP,1 Garrett K. Peel, MHS¹

¹ Washington Hospital Center, Cardiac Surgery, Washington, DC
² New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

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Disclosure

The U.S. randomized clinical study is sponsored by Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc., St. Paul, MN. Dr. Dullum is a paid consultant for Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc. in the development of implant procedures.

Presented at the Fourth NewEra Cardiac Care conference, Dana Point, California, January 4-7, 2001.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Mercedes K.C. Dullum, MD, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. 20010, Phone: (202) 291-1430, Fax: (202) 291-1436, Email: mkcd@earthlink.net