Regional timing of myocardial shortening is related to prestretch from atrial contraction: Assessment by high temporal resolution MRI tagging in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 288, Issue 2 57-2, 2005, Pages

  Zwanenburg, J J M ^a   Gotte M J W ^a   Kuijer, J P A ^a   Hofman, M B M ^a   Knaapen, P ^a   Heethaar, R M ^a   Van Rossum, A C ^a   Marcus, J T ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial systole; Heterogeneity; Mechanical asynchrony; Strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; STARLING LAW;

ADULT; ATRIAL FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 12344267573     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00610.2004     Document Type: Article

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