Cardiac BioAssist

Part I: Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty:; Clinical Experience:; Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty at Eleven Years; Long-Term Results of Cardiomyoplasty in Dilated Cardiomyopathy; Discussion; Clinical Cardiomyoplasty: Analysis of Results; Peroperative Risk Factors Affecting Survival After Cardiomyoplasty; Long-Term Myocardial Assistance by a Wrapped Skeletal Muscle: A Clinical Experience; Discussion; Operative and Perioperative Hemodynamic Management; Cardiomyoplasty in Congestive Heart Failure: Late Hemodynamic Results; Discussion; Range of Responses to Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients; Discussion; Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty: La Pitie Experience; Cardiomyoplasty - The Russian Experience: Review of Early and Late Results; Clinical Results of Cardiomyoplasty; Experience with Isolated Cardiomyoplasty in Patients with Contraindications for Heart Transplantation; Discussion; Part II: Ventricular Function:; Beat-to-Beat Analysis of Left Ventricular PV Loops in Nine Cardiomyoplasty Patients; Discussion; Correlation Between Echocardiographic and Isotopic Studies after Clinical Cardiomyplasty; Discussion; Heart Failure Model for Evaluation of Skeletal Muscle Cardiac Assist; Discussion; Static Cardiomyoplasty Effects on Load-Dependent and Load-Independent Left Ventricular Systolic Function; Discussion; Can Time-Varying Interpulse Intervals in the Stimulation Burst Improve Cardiac Function in Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty? Discussion; Left Ventricular Diastolic Compliance at Different Skeletal Muscle Tensions in Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty; Discussion; Does Skeletal Muscle Steal Blood from the Heart Following a Latissimus Dorsi Cardiomyoplasty?; Cardiomyoplasty to Improve Myocardial Perfusion: Long-Term Results; Part III: Muscle Function:; Tissue Velocity Imaging in Cardiomyoplasty; Relationship between working capacity and activation frequency of chronically stimulated skeletal muscle; Discussion; A new stimulation system for cardiomyoplasty; Discussion; Electrophysiologic study after dynamic cardiomyoplasty; Discussion; Effect of stimulation rate on the blood flow and bioenergetics of the conditioned latissimus dorsi muscle; Discussion; Addenum to Chapter 25: Blood Flow and Bioenergetics of the Latissimus Dorsi: An Update; Latissimus dorsi structure and function following cardiomyoplasty; The role of myogenic proteins during conditioning of skeletal muscle with chronic electrical stimulation; Discussion; Effects of mobilization and stimulation on pH and temperature in pedicled latissimus dorsi flaps used for cardiac assist; Discussion; Vasoreactive responses of the human latissimus dorsi artery Implications in cardiomyoplasty; Sympathectomy improves blood flow in latissimus dorsi muscle for dynamic cardiomyoplasty; Improved viability of latissimus dorsi muscle for heart wrap; Discussion; Optimmization of latissimus dorsi performance in cardiomyoplasty by anabolic steroids; Discussion; Part IV: Alternative Techniques:; Latissimus dorsi muscle expansion prior to cardiomyoplasty; Discussion; Cardiomyoplasty and ICD Therapy: A Combined Treatment for Heart Failure; Serratus anterior aortic and ventricular myoplasties: The anatomic basis for human applications; Discussion; Double flap cardiomyoplasty using latissimus dorsi and pectoral muscle; Effects of latissimus dorsi double cardiomyoplasty on left ventricular function: Chronic studies; Discussion; Dynamic aortomyoplasty for long-term circulatory support; Discussion; Hemodynamic benefits of latissimus dorsi aortopulmonary counterpulsation; Dynamic atriomyoplasty; Discussion; Part V: Skeletal Muscle Ventricle:; Functional assessment of skeletal muscle ventricle; Dynamic training for skeletal muscle and its potential for cardiac assist; Discussion; New efficient computer models of cardiovascular dynamics; New methods in skeletal muscle ventricle construction; Skeletal muscle ventricle right heart assist: Acute studies after tricuspid valvulectomy; Physical and numerical simulation of blood flow within a skeletal muscle ventricle; Skeletal muscle ventricles: In search of thromboresistant linings; Part VI: Cellular and Molecular BioAssist:; Cellular and Molecular Cardiomyoplasty: New Approaches to Regeneate Lost Cardiac Muscle; Molecular cardiomyoplasty - a molecular restorative strategy for treatment of heart failure; Part VII: Closing Remarks:; A look at the future of cardiomyoplasty; Index