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Cardiomyoplasty

Medical Definition:	An operation that uses stimulated latissimus dorsi muscle (SKELETAL MUSCLE VENTRICLE) to assist cardiac function. The latissimus dorsi muscle is mobilized from the chest wall and moved into the thorax through the bed of the resected 2nd or 3rd rib. The muscle is then wrapped around the left and right ventricles and stimulated to contract during cardiac systole by means of an implanted burst-stimulator. (Stedman, 26th ed)
Guide Notes:	a technique in heart surg using autol skeletal muscle
Previously Indexed:	Heart Surgery (1987-1994)

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