A three-component force vector cell for in vitro quantification of the force exerted by the papillary muscle on the left ventricular wall

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1071-1075

  Hashim, Shehab R ^a   Fontaine, Arnold ^a   Shengqiu, He ^a   Levine, Robert A ^b   Yoganathan, Ajit P ^a  

^a Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coapting force; Mitral valve; Papillary muscles; Regurgitation; Tethering force

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; MUSCLE; VECTORS;

PAPILLARY MUSCLES; TETHERING FORCE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; CHORDA TENDINEA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; PRESSURE; SWINE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031258910     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(97)00066-3     Document Type: Article

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