Impact of Interatrial Shunt May Vary by Heart Failure Type – American College of Cardiology
Contact: Nicole Napoli, nnapoli@acc.org, 202-669-1465 Patients with heart failure who had a small shunt inserted between the heart’s left and right atria did not see any significant benefits overall compared with those who receive d a placebo procedure after a median of 22 months follow-up, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session. The trial, called RELIEVE-HF, is the first randomized placebo-procedure controlled trial of interatrial shunting that included