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Dynamic aortomyoplasty: clinical experience
J Trainini1, J Barisani, B Elencwajg
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Antártida Hospital Privado, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
Dynamic aortomyoplasty has been the subject of experimentation for the treatment of congestive heart failure during the last few years. This method consists of diastolic counterpulsation of the ascending aorta through the stimulation of the latissimus dorsi wrapped around it. This report describes the results of aortomyoplasty in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy resulting from Chagas' disease and contraindications for heart transplantation or cardiomyoplasty.