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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
Skeletal muscle ventricles (SMVs) were constructed from the latissimus dorsi muscle in 10 dogs. In Group I (n = 5), SMVs were left in an extrathoracic position on the chest wall. In Group II (n = 5), SMVs were placed within the chest cavity. After a 3- to 4-week vascular delay period, SMVs were electrically preconditioned with 2 Hz continuous stimulation for 6 weeks. At a second procedure, SMVs were connected to a mock circulation system, and function was evaluated under differing conditions of preload and afterload. SMVs in Group II were significantly more compliant, as demonstrated by the end diastolic pressure volume relationship, than those in Group I (P < 0.01). SMVs in Group II were also capable of generating greater stroke work than those in Group I (P < 0.05). SMVs in Group II were also capable of greater stroke work than those in Group I at physiologic preloads (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that SMVs placed in an intrathoracic position exhibit better diastolic and systolic function.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
230-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional evaluation of intrathoracic versus extrathoracic skeletal muscle ventricles.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't