by Daniel A. Goor MD

Saturday, July 3, 2010

THE GRANOV-GOOR INDEX (GGI): A New Algorithm for the Assessment of LV Systolic Dysfunction – LVSD

According to AHA and ACC reports, some 400,000 Americans succumb annually, unnecessarily, suddenly and unexpectedly to asymptomatic coronary artery disease.  We developed an ambulatory apparatus for the personal kit of the family doctor, which is suitable for assessing covert signs that are emitted by these asymptomatic coronary conditions, including the largest single killer of man – the Hibernating Myocardium (HM).  With the advent of this new, simple and cost-effective technology, the risks of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) can now be surveilled by the medical centers as well as by the family doctors in the community.

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Daniel A. Goor, MD, Professor (emeritus) Tel Aviv University, Past Director Cardiac Surgery Departments at Sheba Hospital and Maccabi HMO Ramat Marpe Hospital simultaneously. Co-author with CW Lillehei of “Congenital Malformations of Heart. Embryology, Anatomy and Operative Considerations”, Grune & Stratton New York, 1975; Co-author with R Mohr and J Lavee, of “Management of Bleeding after Open Heart Surgery”, Landes Bioscience & Springer, 1997; and of 120 scientific publications.

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