The myocardium and its fibrous matrix working in concert as a spatially netted mesh: a critical review of the purported tertiary structure of the ventricular mass

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Lunkenheimer, Paul P ^a   Redmann, Klaus ^a   Westermann, Philipp ^a   Rothaus, Kay ^a   Cryer, Colin W ^a   Niederer, Peter ^b   Anderson, Robert H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Radius reduction surgery; Spatially netted architecture; Ventricular myocardial band

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLE; DISSECTION; DYNAMICS; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SYNCYTIUM; SYSTOLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33646476755     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.02.062     Document Type: Review

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