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.