Cardiomyoplasty: Long-term results in ischemic cardiomyopathy

Abstract

Following cardiomyoplasty, patients may exhibit impressive clinical improvement with less striking changes of objective hemodynamic parameters. Thus, in our patients, dynamic cardiomyoplasty improves quality of life. We do not consider this treatment to be an alternative to heart transplantation. It does, however, provide a therapeutic option for patients for whom transplantation is contraindicated.

Cardiomyoplasty: First Clinical Case with New Cardiomyostimulator

“…Cardiomyoplasty patients have been reported to have a higher quality of life than those treated by medication alone. 7 Impressive clinical improvement can follow DCMP, 8 making it a therapeutic option when cardiac transplantation is contraindicated.…”