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An 8 page discussion of the treatment interventions for congestive heart failure. The author presents the thesis that "surgical procedures used to treat patients with congestive heart failure do not prolong or improve the quality of life" and suggests that medicines and an appropriate diet are often preferable. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Heart failure is one of the most concerning medical problems of the day. Cardiovascular disease is, in fact, "leading cause of death worldwide" (Turnbull, 2003,
1527). Congestive heart failure alone presents a myriad of problems for the individual suffering from it. These problems include the obvious physical complications but they also include the
less obvious psychological and sociological impacts. Until only recently there were no surgical interventions for congestive heart failure. In 2001, however, a surgical procedure was introduced that appeared
promising in treating the cardiostructural problems of CHF (Frazer, 2005). Referred to as Surgical Ventricular Restoration (SVR), this procedure is used to repair the damage to the hearts structure
that is associated with congestive heart failure. The idea is to tighten up the flaccid and misshaped heart muscle by cutting away the inferior tissue and replacing it with
a tissue graft. A more tightly structure heart, theoretically at least, translates into a more efficient pump and increased life expectancy. Some four years after the introduction of
SVR, however, relatively few of the procedures have been performed. Furthermore, the statistics that are available on those that have been performed are not always that promising. To
further complicate the success of SVR the age-old problem of surgery-related depression can be a negative factor in patient recovery as is the likelihood of additional surgical procedures that are
mandated necessary when a patient subjects themselves to such aggressive treatment plans. The thesis can be presented, in fact, that:
surgical procedures used to treat patients with congestive heart failure do not prolong or improve the quality of life.
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