Potential uses of skeletal muscle for myocardial assistance.
The potential for skeletal muscle to assist in cardiac function is reviewed. Skeletal muscle can be transformed into a fatigue-resistant state through chronic electrical stimulation. Thus it might be an ideal muscle for replacing or augmenting failing heart muscle.
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000379:methods*; D004285:Dogs; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism