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Patient Management and Clinical Follow‐Up After Cardiomyoplasty
Author(s) -
Chachques Juan C.,
Grandjean Pierre A.,
Carpentier Alain
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.1991.6.1s.89
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiomyoplasty , intensive care medicine , heart failure
The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of patient management following latissimus dorsi cardiomyoplasty, based on clinical experience with 34 patients operated on between 1985 and 1990. Postoperative patient care includes: (1) clinical follow‐up, (2) electrostimulation management, and (3) management of complications. The efficacy of cardiomyoplasty is principally evaluated by the quality‐of‐life before and after cardiomyoplasty (New York Heart Association [NYHA] functional class), number of rehospitallzations due to congestive heart failure, amount of pharmacological support, exercise capacity, postoperative reintegration and adaptation to working life, and late survival.