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Skeletal Muscle Ventricle
Muscle Ventricle, Skeletal | Muscle Ventricles, Skeletal | Skeletal Muscle Ventricles | Ventricle, Skeletal Muscle | Ventricles, Skeletal Muscle
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. |
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