THE RECTUS-ABDOMINIS CARDIOMYOPLASTIC PROCEDURE - PRELIMINARY-RESULTS

Authors
WIJNBERG DS HENSEN AG GRANDJEAN PA SCHREUDER JAH ROBINSON PH EBELS T
Citation
Ds. Wijnberg et al., THE RECTUS-ABDOMINIS CARDIOMYOPLASTIC PROCEDURE - PRELIMINARY-RESULTS, Artificial organs, 18(7), 1994, pp. 529-532
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Biomedical
Journal title
Artificial organs → ACNP
ISSN journal
0160564X
Volume
18
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
529 - 532
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-564X(1994)18:7<529:TRCP-P>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The rectus abdominis myofascial flap (RAMF) was investigated as a viab le alternative to the latissimus dorsi flap for dynamic cardiomyoplast y. In human and animal cadaver experiments and live sheep, it was poss ible to use the RAMF for innervated intrathoracic use. The RAMF was st imulated by a specially designed cardiomyostimulator (Medtronic Inc., Maastricht, The Netherlands). The flap might be promising as an additi on to the currently available dynamic cardiomyoplastic techniques.