Left ventricular muscle band (VMB): thoughts on its physiologic and clinical implications

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Boineau, John P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitation contraction coupling; Specialized ventricular conduction (Purkinje) system; Ventricular activation and repolarization; Ventricular myocardial band

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DIASTOLE; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYSTOLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DOGS; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PURKINJE FIBERS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 33646016590     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.02.045     Document Type: Review

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