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The main problems</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Отбор пациентов на имплантацию устройства механической поддержки левого желудочка: основные проблемы</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2960-0950</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="scopus">55409543900</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">2972-2883</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Narusov</surname><given-names>Oleg Yu.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Нарусов</surname><given-names>Олег Юрьевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат медицинских наук, старший научный сотрудник отделения заболеваний миокарда и сердечной недостаточности</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9478-9530</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">5188-9200</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Shahramanova</surname><given-names>Janna  A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Шахраманова</surname><given-names>Жанна Александровна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант отд. заболеваний миокарда и сердечной недостаточности</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0678-9538</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">1058-0239</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Amanatova</surname><given-names>Valeriia A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Аманатова</surname><given-names>Валерия Александровна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат медицинских наук, науч. сотрудник отделения заболеваний миокарда и сердечной недостаточности</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">5855-8772</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Sychev</surname><given-names>Aleksei V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Сычев</surname><given-names>Алексей Викторович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат медицинских наук, врач-кардиолог отделения заболеваний миокарда и сердечной недостаточности</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7827-2618</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3638-7077</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Osmolovskaya</surname><given-names>Yulia F.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Осмоловская</surname><given-names>Юлия Фаильевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат медицинских наук, зав. 8-м кардиологическим отделением, научный сотрудник отделения заболеваний миокарда и сердечной недостаточности</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8438-2450</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">2902-5643</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Ganaev</surname><given-names>Kamil G.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Ганаев</surname><given-names>Камиль Гаджимурадович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат медицинских наук, младший научный сотрудник лаборатории микрохирургии сердца и сосудов отд-ния сердечно-сосудистой хирургии</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3325-9743</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">8710-6679</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Shiryaev</surname><given-names>Andrey A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Ширяев</surname><given-names>Андрей Андреевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>чл.-кор. РАН доктор медицинских наук, профессор, рук. лаборатории микрохирургии сердца и сосудов сердечно-сосудистой хирургии</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7461-3422</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">6169-1588</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Merkulova</surname><given-names>Irina A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Меркулова</surname><given-names>Ирина Алексеевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>врач-кардиолог палаты реанимации и интенсивной терапии, младший научный сотрудник отделения неотложной кардиологии</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5290-0065</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">9982-5926</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Pevzner</surname><given-names>Dmitry V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Певзнер</surname><given-names>Дмитрий Вольфович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат медицинских наук, ведущий научный сотрудник отделения неотложной кардиологии</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4779-5088</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3920-3674</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Makeev</surname><given-names>Maksim I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Макеев</surname><given-names>Максим Игоревич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>врач ультразвуковой диагностики</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3233-1862</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">8957-8600</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Saidova</surname><given-names>Marina A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Саидова</surname><given-names>Марина Абдулатиповна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор медицинских наук, профессор, руководитель отделения ультразвуковых методов исследования</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9481-9639</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">1706-0597</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Paleev</surname><given-names>Filipp N.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Палеев</surname><given-names>Филипп Николаевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>чл.-кор. РАН доктор медицинских наук, профессор, первый зам. ген. директора</p>
<p> </p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2105-8258</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">6756-8930</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Akchurin</surname><given-names>Renat S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Акчурин</surname><given-names>Ренат Сулейманович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>академик РАН доктор медицинских наук, профессор, зам. ген. директора по хирургии, руководитель отделения сердечно-сосудистой хирургии</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9234-6129</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">9556-2575</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Tereshchenko</surname><given-names>Sergey N.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Терещенко</surname><given-names>Сергей Николаевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор медицинских наук, профессор, руководитель отделения заболеваний миокарда и сердечной недостаточности</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6998-8406</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">7961-5520</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Boytsov</surname><given-names>Sergey A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бойцов</surname><given-names>Сергей Анатольевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>академик РАН доктор медицинских наук, профессор, ген. директор</p></bio><email>Jane-20498@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Chazov National Medical Research Center of Cardiology</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">ФГБУ «Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр кардиологии им. акад. Е.И. Чазова» Минздрава России</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-10-10" publication-format="electronic"><day>10</day><month>10</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>96</volume><issue>9</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Issues of cardiology</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Вопросы кардиологии</issue-title><fpage>885</fpage><lpage>891</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-02-15"><day>15</day><month>02</month><year>2024</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2024-06-03"><day>03</day><month>06</month><year>2024</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Consilium Medicum</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, ООО "Консилиум Медикум"</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Consilium Medicum</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">ООО "Консилиум Медикум"</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://ter-arkhiv.ru/0040-3660/article/view/626859">https://ter-arkhiv.ru/0040-3660/article/view/626859</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>Aim</bold><bold>. </bold>To analyze the experience of Chazov National Medical Research Center of Cardiology in patient selection for left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation.</p> <p><bold>Materials</bold><bold> </bold><bold>and</bold><bold> </bold><bold>methods</bold><bold>. </bold>901 patients, whose documents were sent to Chazov National Medical Research Center of Cardiology from regional medical and prophylactic institutions, were screened as selection for LVAD implantation. Firstly, all patients underwent transthoracic echocardiography performed according to the extended protocol with a comprehensive assessment of the left and right ventricle size and function. Patients who underwent the screening procedure underwent further examination including both laboratory and instrumental diagnostic methods. In addition, the polyclinic database of patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure (CHF) and dilated cardiomyopathy was also analyzed.</p> <p><bold>Results</bold><bold>. </bold>Among 901 screened patients 7.9% were suitable candidates for LVAD implantation and only 23 (2.6%) patients underwent surgery. Among those not eligible for surgery: 208 (29%) patients were not on optimal medical therapy, 15% of patients had indications for other surgical treatment of CHF, 12% of patients had severe right ventricular failure, 9.8% had severe comorbidities, 6.8% of patients refused surgery.</p> <p><bold>Conclusions</bold><bold>. </bold>The main problems of selection for LVAD implantation were: low awareness of doctors about the introduction of new treatment methods, poor quality of transthoracic echocardiography, a large percentage of patients not receiving basic therapy for CHF, untimely referral of patients for other types of surgical treatment.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Цель. </bold>Анализ опыта ФГБУ «НМИЦК им. акад. Е.И. Чазова» по отбору пациентов, направленных на имплантацию устройства механической поддержки левого желудочка (left ventricular assist device – LVAD).</p> <p><bold>Материалы и методы. </bold>Для отбора кандидатов на имплантацию LVAD проскринирован 901 пациент, чьи документы были направлены в ФГБУ «НМИЦК им. акад. Е.И. Чазова» из региональных лечебно-профилактических учреждений. На I этапе всем пациентам проводили трансторакальную эхокардиографию, выполненную по расширенному протоколу с комплексной оценкой размеров и функции левого и правого желудочков сердца. Пациентам, прошедшим скрининговую процедуру, выполняли дальнейшее обследование, включающее как лабораторные, так и инструментальные методы диагностики. Проанализирована поликлиническая база данных пациентов с диагнозом «хроническая сердечная недостаточность» (ХСН), «дилатационная кардиомиопатия».</p> <p><bold>Результаты. </bold>Из 901 скринированного пациента подходящими кандидатами на имплантацию LVAD являлись 7,9%, операция выполнена только 23 (2,6%) пациентам. Среди неподошедших кандидатов на операцию: 208 (29%) пациентов не принимали оптимальную медикаментозную терапию, 15% показаны иные хирургические методы лечения ХСН, 12% имели выраженную правожелудочковую недостаточность, 9,8% – тяжелую сопутствующую патологию, 6,8% пациентов отказались от операции.</p> <p><bold>Заключение. </bold>Основными проблемами отбора на имплантацию LVAD явились низкая осведомленность врачей о внедрении новых методик лечения, плохое качество трансторакальной эхокардиографии, большое число больных, не получающих базовую терапию ХСН, несвоевременное направление пациентов на другие виды хирургического лечения.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>chronic heart failure</kwd><kwd>left ventricular mechanical support device</kwd><kwd>permanent mechanical circulatory support</kwd><kwd>LVAD</kwd><kwd>heart transplantation</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>хроническая сердечная недостаточность</kwd><kwd>устройство механической поддержки левого желудочка</kwd><kwd>постоянная механическая поддержка кровообращения</kwd><kwd>LVAD</kwd><kwd>трансплантация сердца</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Schlendorf KH, Russell SD. 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