Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC)
Studies concerning dynamic cardiomyoplasty (DCMP) using skeletal muscle flap clinically and experimentally has been reported worldwide to assist the failing heart. To evaluate the efficacy of dynamic cardiomyoplasty for the hemodynamic support of left ventricular function, an experiment was undertaken among mongrel dogs (n=10) weighing 12-18 kg using the left latissimus dorsi muscle flap (LDMF). Hemodynamic and echocardiographic parameters were evaluated and analyzed under DCMP drived burst synchronous pacing ofthe LDMF with an external R-wave synchronous stimulator. Consequently, cardiac catheterization data revealed an increased aortic pressure from…