Cardiac restraint device

Last revised by Andrew Murphy on 23 Aug 2019

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Citation:

Smith H, Murphy A, Shah V, et al. Cardiac restraint device. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-62051

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-62051

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/62051

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62051

Article created:

30 Jul 2018, Hamish Smith

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Last revised:

23 Aug 2019, Andrew Murphy ◉

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7 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

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Cardiac

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Cardiac restraint devices are implantable cardiac devices which aim to reduce ventricular wall stress, improve systolic function and reduce cardiac remodeling.

Cardiac restraint devices act to support the ventricular wall with an elastic mesh network which offers passive pressure to support the ventricular wall ¹. It is inserted through a mini-thoracotomy. Studies have shown such devices successfully reduce cardiac remodeling and improve systolic function and the symptoms of heart failure but do not offer a survival benefit ^2,3.

The HeartNet^TMdevice was the most popular type of cardiac restraint device, however, it has been discontinued ¹.