title: [Cardiomyoplasty. Experimental bases, operative technic, indications].
abstract: Dynamic cardiomyoplasty aims at restoring ventricular contractility by means of a skeletal muscle sutured around the heart. It consists of transferring a latissimus dorsi muscle flap onto the heart through a window created in the thoracic wall by partial resection of the second rib. The skeletal muscle may be used to reinforce the ventricular systole in ischemic or dilated cardiomyopathy, or to replace the myocardium after resection of a large aneurysm or an extensive tumour. The electronic pacing material includes an implantable cardiomyostimulator, muscle stimulating electrodes and R wave detecting electrodes. Muscular pacing begins 2 weeks after the operation, this being the time required for adhesions to be formed between the heart and the muscle. A progressive and sequential electrostimulation procedure results in the transformation of glycolytic muscle fibres that are fatigue-sensitive into fatigue-resistant oxidative fibres. The purpose of this biomechanical cardiac assistance system, where cardiac surgery is combined with plastic surgery and biomedical engineering, is to prolong life and improve its quality in patients with severe heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie cardio-vasculaire et laboratoire d'études des greffes et prothèses cardiques, hôpital Broussais, Paris.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chachques
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Grandjean
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nataf
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mihaileanu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bensasson
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kieffer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abry
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Fabiani
mesh_terms: D001243:Assisted Circulation; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013524:Surgical Flaps
vernacular_title: Cardiomyoplastie. Bases expérimentales, technique opératoire, indications.