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Skeletal Muscle Ventricle MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Skeletal Muscle Ventricle
Tree Number(s)
A10.850.700
E07.862.700
Unique ID
D019739
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019739
Annotation
autol skeletal musc wrapped around heart & electrically stimulated to provide mechanical heart assist
Scope Note
Autologous skeletal muscle that is wrapped around the heart and electrically stimulated in order to provide mechanical heart assistance. The latissimus dorsi muscle is commonly used to form this ventricle that functions to independently augment cardiac performance by pumping in series with the heart.
Previous Indexing
Cardiomyoplasty (1995-1997)
Muscles (1989-1994)
See Also
Cardiomyoplasty
Public MeSH Note
98; was see CARDIOMYOPLASTY 1995-97
History Note
98; was see CARDIOMYOPLASTY 1995-97
Date Established
1998/01/01
Date of Entry
1997/06/20
Skeletal Muscle Ventricle Preferred
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