Right ventricular free wall pacing improves cardiac pump function in severe pulmonary arterial hypertension: A computer simulation analysis

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 297, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Lumens, Joost ^a   Arts, Theo ^a   Broers, Bernard ^b   Boomars, Karin A ^b   Van Paassen, Pieter ^a,b   Prinzen, Frits W ^a   Delhaas, Tammo ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cardiac mechanics; Myofiber; Strain; Ventricular interaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CIRCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 72249122096     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00870.2009     Document Type: Article

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