Cardiomyoplasty: first clinical case with new cardiomyostimulator.
Dynamic cardiomyoplasty was performed in a patient using a new cardio-myostimulator (LD-PACE II) designed to enable a novel stimulation regimen that utilizes a new range of stimulation options, including cessation during sleep. After treatment, left ventricular ejection fraction improved in 24 months from 15% to 25% and New York Heart Association classification improved from class IV to II.
Chekanov
Valeri S
VS
Heart Care Associates, Inc. Milwaukee Heart Institute at Aurora-Sinai Medical Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA. ahcvch@execpc.com
Sands
Duane E
DE
Brown
Conville S
CS
Brum
Fernando
F
Arzuaga
Pedro
P
Gava
Sebastian
S
Eugenio
Ferdinand P
FP
Melamed
Vladimir
V
Spencer
Howard W
HW
D018421:Cardiomyoplasty / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology