Surgical technique for cardiomyoplasty and iterative transthoracic biopsies in an experimental goat model.
Cardiomyoplasty is a new surgical procedure using transformed skeletal muscle to reinforce or substitute for the myocardium. For the purpose of studying surgical technique and investigating basic questions, we have developed a model of reinforcement cardiomyoplasty. Herein, we describe anesthetic management, surgical technique, and the technique for iterative transthoracic biopsies. This model has proven to be valuable in several long-term studies involving more than 30 goats. Preliminary data to ascertain the efficacy of the proposed technique are provided.
Radermecker
M A
MA
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium.
Fourny
J
J
Bonnet
P
P
Philippart
C
C
Serteyn
D
D
Limet
R
R
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006041:Goats; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013909:Thorax