Treatments
At Mount Sinai Heart, we offer a range of the latest treatments for patients with heart failure. We have a team of dedicated cardiologists, nurse practitioners, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, coordinators and other staff all focused on delivering high quality care to this select group of patients.
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Optimization of medical therapy: aggressive approach to establishing and titrating medications for heart failure.
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Corrective Heart Surgery: to improve heart failure symptoms and outcomes
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Defibrillators: to improve length of life related to lethal cardiac arrhythmias
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Cardiac Resynchronization Devices (pacemakers): pacemaker wires to Re-synchronize the rhythm of the heart to improve the pump function of the heart and mortality rates.
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Implantable Monitoring Devices: devices that assist in the ongoing management of congestive heart failure
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Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs): Surgically implanted pumps designed for cardiac support as a bridge to transplant or ultimately as definitive destination therapy.
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Novel Pharmaceutical Agents: medications still in research phase intended to improve quality and quantity of life for patients with heart failure.
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Cardiac Transplantation: Heart transplantation is the definitive treatment for advanced heart failure which cannot be controlled with medical or device therapy. Heart transplant relies on the donation of a heart and subsequent surgical implantation into the recipient. Not all patients with heart failure are suitable for heart transplantation; potential patients require extensive testing and screening.
