Technique for ventricular wrapping in experimental dynamic cardiomyoplasty

Radermecker, M.A.; Bonnet, P.; Philippart, C.; Fourny, J.; Serteyn, D.; Limet, R.

Acta Chirurgica Belgica 94(5): 266-271

1994


ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5458
PMID: 7976068
Document Number: 428804
Cardiomyoplasty is a wrapping of an electrostimulated latissimus dorsi muscle flap around the heart for substitution and/or reinforcement. The surgical technique for reproducible cardiomyoplasties in the goat model is presented. The methods combine the direction of wrapping (clockwise, counter-clockwise) and the orientation of muscle fibers. A cardiomyoplasty model using right and left latissimus dorsi or left latissimus dorsi and pectoralis major as well as a split muscle technique are illustrated.

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