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LoneStar Heart, Inc.

1 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Reduction in Left Ventricular Wall Stress and Improvement in Function in Failing Hearts using Algisyl-LVR

Lik Chuan Lee¹, Zhang Zhihong¹, Andrew Hinson², Julius M. Guccione¹

¹Department of Surgery, UCSF/VA Medical Center, ²Clinical & Regulatory, LoneStar Heart, Inc.

This article describes procedures for implanting a novel hydrogel in failing hearts and quantifying its effect on left ventricular wall stress and function. These procedures have been successfully applied in dogs and humans.