Atrioventricular plane displacement is the major contributor to left ventricular pumping in healthy adults, athletes, and patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 292, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Carlsson, Marcus ^a   Ugander, Martin ^a   Mosén, Henrik ^a   Buhre, Torsten ^b   Arheden, Hakan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac pumping; Left ventricle; Magnetic resonance imaging; Stroke volume

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR DISSOCIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE;

ADULT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SPORTS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33847730246     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01148.2006     Document Type: Article

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