MeSH definition : An operation that uses stimulated latissimus dorsi muscle (SKELETAL MUSCLE VENTRICLE)
to assist cardiac function. The latissimus dorsi muscle is mobilized from the chest
wall and moved into the thorax through the bed of the resected 2nd or 3rd rib. The
muscle is then wrapped around the left and right ventricles and stimulated to contract
during cardiac systole by means of an implanted burst-stimulator. (Stedman, 26th ed);
An operation that uses stimulated latissimus dorsi muscle (SKELETAL MUSCLE VENTRICLE)
to assist cardiac function. The latissimus dorsi muscle is mobilized from the chest
wall and moved into the thorax through the bed of the resected 2nd or 3rd rib. The
muscle is then wrapped around the left and right ventricles and stimulated to contract
during cardiac systole by means of an implanted burst-stimulator. (Stedman, 26th ed)