Auteur : Chiu, Ray Chu-Jeng / Bourgeois, Ivan

Maison d'édition : Futura pub. co.

Date de publication : 1990

Collation : 332 p. : ill.

Collection : The Bakken Research Center series ; 2

ISBN : 0879933550

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Introduction -- 2. Chronic stimulation of mammalian muscle : enzyme and metabolite changes in homogenates and individual fibers -- 3. Biochemical character of cardiac and transformed canine skeletal muscle -- 4. Evaluation of electrically conditioned canine latissimus dorsi muscle studied by histochemistry, birefringence assessment and electron microscopy -- 5. Monitoring of muscle fiber type of canine latissiums dorsi muscle during chronic electrical stimulation by enzyme- and immunohistochemistry -- 6. The stretch factors in muscle transformation : gross and cytoarchitectural changes -- 7. Contractility and fatigue in skeletal muscle : influence of pathophysiological and pharmacological interventions -- 8. The working capacity of skeletal muscle transformed for use in a cardiacs assist role -- 9. In vivo contraction analyses as a measure of canine latissimus dorsi muscle adaption following chronic electrical stimulation -- 10. Skeletal muscle-powered assistance for the heart : assessment of a goat model -- 11. Chronic stimulation-induced alterations in phenotype expression and functional properties of skeletal muscle -- 12. Disparity of metabolic and histochemical adaptation following chronic electrical stimulation of canine latissimus dorsi muscle -- 13. Vascular tissue lipid metabolism during localized skeletal muscle training and atrophy -- 14. Atrial or ventricular assistance using the cardiomyoplasty procedure -- 15. Hemodynamic benefits of cardiomyoplasty in clinical and experimental myocardial dysfunction -- 16. Assessment of the optimal time interval between QRS and single-pulse stimulation in dynamic cardiomyophasty -- 17. Dynamic cardiomyoplasty : clinical experiences -- 18. Paced conditioned latissimus dorsi for cardiac assist -- 19. Right ventricular free wall dynamic cardiomyoplasty on a canine chronic right ventricular failure model : primary report -- 20. Latissimus dorsi dynamic cardiomyoplasty of the right ventricle -- 21. Performance of the cardio-myostimulator and intramuscular leads in the cardiomyoplasty procedure -- 22. Cardiomyoplasty : the interface problem and the growth potential -- 23. Application of cardiomyoplasty to the Fontan operatioln : hemodynamic observations -- 24. The mechanics of skeletal-muscle ventricles : a model based on elasticity theory -- 25. Threshold and impedance measurements of steroid and nonsteroid cuff electrodes -- 26. Pulse generator for biomechanical cardiac assistance by counterpulsation technique -- 27. Polymer surfaces for prosthetic ventricles -- 28. Skeletal muscle-powered cardiac assist devices -- 29. Skeletal-muscle ventricle used for right ventricular assistance -- 30. Skeletal muscle-powered counterpulsator

Mots-clés : Cardiomyopathies / Biomécanique / Muscles

Cote : WG 168 T772 1990