Acute effects of dynamic cardiomyoplasty on ventricular geometry and left ventricular filling detected by transesophageal Doppler echocardiography

Biventricular geometry is modified acutely by left latissimus dorsi muscle dynamic cardiomyoplasty, with no deterioration in LV filling.

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 1996-04, Vol.77 (9), p.783-787
Main Authors: Barbier, Paolo, Gerometta, Piersilvio, Tamborini, Gloria, Biglioli, Paolo, Sisillo, Erminio, Guazzi, Maurizio D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Atrial Function, Right
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Pressure
Cardiac Output
Cardiomyoplasty
Echocardiography, Doppler
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Heart
Heart failure
Heart Failure - surgery
Heart Ventricles - pathology
Humans
Intraoperative Care
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Wedge Pressure
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Stroke Volume
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography, Interventional
Ventricular Function, Left
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Summary:Biventricular geometry is modified acutely by left latissimus dorsi muscle dynamic cardiomyoplasty, with no deterioration in LV filling.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89221-1