Dynamic training of skeletal muscle ventricles. A method to increase muscular power for cardiac assistance.

N Guldner, Harald C. Eichstaedt, Peter Klapproth, Maurice H.J. Tilmans, Sylvain Thuaudet, Vincent Umbrain, Katja Ruck, Eric Wyffels, M. Bruyland, M. Sigmund

Circulation · 1994 · 34 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

The combination of electrical conditioning with dynamic training of the SMVs resulted in a strong muscle pump that did not develop fatigue. Dynamic training for skeletal muscle represents a new and promising method for providing powerful autologous cardiac assist.

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