Cardiomyoplasty
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| Intervention: Cardiomyoplasty | ||
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| ICD-9 code: | 37.67 | |
| MeSH | D018421 | |
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Cardiomyoplasty is a surgical procedure in which healthy muscle from another part of the body is wrapped around the heart to provide support for the failing heart. Most often the latissimus dorsi muscle is used for this purpose. A special pacemaker is implanted to make the skeletal muscle contract.
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