Estimation of the left ventricular relaxation time constant τ requires consideration of the pressure asymptote

Physiological Research

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 601-610

  Langer, S F J ^a   Habazettl, H ^a,b   Kuebler, W M ^b   Pries, A R ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Guinea pig; Rat; Relaxation time constant; Ventricular function; Ventricular relaxation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICISM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART PRELOAD; ISOLATED HEART; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELAXATION TIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; GUINEA PIGS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RATS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 27644473859     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: 08628408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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