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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 99, 817-827, Copyright © 1990 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Latissimus dorsi dynamic cardiomyoplasty of the right ventricle. Potential for use as a partial myocardial substitute

MS Soberman, IL Wornom 3d, AG Justicz, JJ Coleman 3d, GE Austin, NP Alazraki and JD Sink
Joseph B. Whitehead Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.

Full-thickness right ventricular latissimus dorsi dynamic cardiomyoplasty with the Medtronic Cardiomyostimulator (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.) was performed in a chronic canine model. In one group (n = 2) the latissimus dorsi was electrically preconditioned before cardiomyoplasty. In a second group (n = 3) cardiomyoplasty was performed and the muscle was progressively stimulated, with conditioning accomplished while the latissimus dorsi was functioning on the ventricle. The contribution of the stimulated latissimus dorsi to global ventricular function was assessed, and the effects of varying muscle stimulation parameters on latissimus dorsi function and hemodynamics were examined. Right ventricular systolic pressure increased 8%, from 23.2 +/- 0.95 to 25.1 +/- 1.5 mm Hg. The rate of pressure rise increased 37% from 226 +/- 13 to 309 +/- 12 mm Hg/sec. Right ventricular ejection fraction was measured in two dogs and increased 29% with latissimus dorsi stimulation, from 51.5% +/- 13.5% to 66.5% +/- 14.5%. Although the sample size was small, there was no difference observed between the preconditioned and nonpreconditioned groups. Right ventricular systolic pressure, rate of pressure rise, and percent latissimus dorsi fiber shortening increased as voltage and burst frequency of the muscle stimulus increased, whereas increasing the burst duration had little effect in two dogs so studied. Latissimus dorsi dynamic cardiomyoplasty can function as a partial myocardial replacement in a chronic canine model, apparently without preconditioning of the muscle. The degree of cardiac assist obtained with cardiomyoplasty appears to be influenced by the voltage and frequency of the stimulus applied to the muscle. Although it is unclear whether these results can be extrapolated to the left ventricle, this technique may find application in the treatment of ventricular aneurysm or ventricular tumor.

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