1996
Skeletal Muscle Ventricles in Continuity with the Bloodstream
Ukoha O, Braxton J, Letsou G, Hogan J, Ariyan S, Elefteriades J. Skeletal Muscle Ventricles in Continuity with the Bloodstream. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 1996, 11: 271-279. PMID: 8902641, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1996.tb00050.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAverage systolic pressureDegree of augmentationSystolic pressureDiastolic augmentationBlood flowCanine modelEnd-stage congestive heart failureOutflow conduitIntra-aortic balloon pumpStimulation delayCongestive heart failureLatissimus dorsi muscleSkeletal muscle ventriclesSMV ruptureSMV stimulationThoracodorsal nerveTiming of stimulationArterial pressureRespiratory insufficiencyBalloon pumpHeart failureProlonged anticoagulationValved conduitIntraoperative instabilityProsthetic valves
1992
Comparison of 180-degree and 360-degree skeletal muscle nerve cuff electrodes
Letsou G, Hogan J, Lee P, Kim J, Ariyan S, Dewar M, Baldwin J, Elefteriades J. Comparison of 180-degree and 360-degree skeletal muscle nerve cuff electrodes. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1992, 54: 925-931. PMID: 1417288, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(92)90651-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve cuff electrodesThoracodorsal nerveCuff electrodeLatissimus dorsiEnd-stage cardiac failureNearby nerve fibersSkeletal muscleLatissimus dorsi muscleSkeletal muscle stimulationCardiac augmentationCardiac failureAcute evaluationHistologic characteristicsHistologic examinationNerve fibersClinical practiceI fibersMuscle stimulationNerveElectrode stimulationMuscle fibersMuscleMonthsSignificant differencesStimulation