As originally published in 1993: right latissimus dorsi cardiomyoplasty augments left ventricular systolic performance. Updated in 2001.
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, USA. jmagover@wpahs.org
D000818:Animals; D018421:Cardiomyoplasty; D004285:Dogs; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D015996:Survival Rate; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology