A pouch to at least partly enclose a heart (1), the wall of the pouch (2) being elastic. The purpose of the pouch is to enclose at least part of a heart (1) and to oppose excessive dilation of the heart (1) that might be due to infectious disease of the heart muscle, for instance a viral infection or...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6645139?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6645139 - Bag for at least partially enveloping a heart