Myoplasty--a surgical option for end-stage heart failure.
Congestive heart failure is a growing problem in the Western world, which modern therapeutic options are doing little to ameliorate. Dynamic cardiomyoplasty may be one option which has great potential. This article reviews the use of skeletal muscle for circulatory assist and suggests that, with further work, it should take a significant place in the treatment armamentarium.
Hayward
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals Trust, Middlesex Hospital.
Cumming
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Pattison
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D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000379:methods; D018421:Cardiomyoplasty / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation