The anisotropic structure of the human left and right ventricles

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 29-43

  Schmid, P ^a   Niederer, P ^a   Lunkenheimer, P P ^b   Torrent Guasp, F ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac performance; Heart; Heart mechanics; Myocardium; Ventricles

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030753419     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-1997-51-204     Document Type: Article

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