Clinical Study of the Effects of Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap Stimulation After Cardiomyoplasty

Abstract

In the majority of our patients, there was no short-term hemodynamic benefit of flap stimulation; therefore, we conclude that the efficacy of cardiomyoplasty may be a consequence of a passive "girdling effect," which limits the progression of ventricular enlargement and further deterioration of ejection fraction.