Assessment of the time constant of relaxation: Insights from simulations and hemodynamic measurements

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 6 49-6, 2001, Pages

  De Mey, S ^a,d   Thomas, J D ^b   Greenberg, N L ^b   Vandervoort, P M ^c   Verdonck, P R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Heart Center Limburg   (Belgium)

^d Hydraulics Laboratory   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hemodynamics; Left ventricular relaxation constant; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 0034979627     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.280.6.h2936     Document Type: Article

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