Effect of ventricular contraction, pressure, and wall stretch on vessels at different locations in the wall

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 6 41-6, 1997, Pages

  Vis, Martijn A ^a   Bovendeerd, Peter H M ^b   Sipkema, Pieter ^a   Westerhof, Nico ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arteriole; Finite element method; Isobaric contraction; Isovolumic contraction; Stress; Subendocardial; Subepicardial; Venule

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DIASTOLE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRETCHING; SYSTOLE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VENULE;

EID: 0030746641     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.6.h2963     Document Type: Article

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