Continuous axial contraction wave in the free wall of the guinea pig left ventricle

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1394-1397

  Kirn, Borut ^a   Starc, Vito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Contraction wave; Heart; High speed video; Long axes; Markers; Mechanics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD VESSELS; SHRINKAGE;

CONTRACTION WAVES; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; LONG AXES; SYSTOLIC FUNCTIONS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

MARKER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; GUINEA PIG; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; GUINEA PIGS; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PERICARDIUM; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VIDEO RECORDING;

CAVIA;

EID: 34547577504     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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