title: Pericardial "suspenders" to enhance right latissimus dorsi cardiomyoplasty.
abstract: Right latissimus dorsi cardiomyoplasty has recently been shown to provide effective support for the chronic failing heart. A simplified technique to perform this procedure is described here. The use of the pericardial "suspenders" may avoid dangerous lifting of the heart out of its sac position, and allow a more appropriate adjustment of the wrapping tension with enhanced surgical management and potential benefits for postoperative outcome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Civic Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lorusso
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alfieri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000601:surgery*; D018421:Cardiomyoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male