Impact of prolonged cardiac unloading on left ventricular mass and longitudinal myocardial performance: An experimental bed rest study in humans

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 137-143

  Kozàkovà, Michaela ^a   Malshi, Emona ^a   Morizzo, Carmela ^a   Pedri, Stefano ^b   Santini, Francesca ^a   Biolo, Gianni ^c   Pagani, Massimo ^d   Palombo, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Esaote   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

circulatory unloading; head down tilt bed rest; left ventricular remodeling; myocardial performance; speckle tracking echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART PRELOAD; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART WORK; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; TONOMETRY; WALL STRESS;

EID: 78650835110     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32833f5e01     Document Type: Article

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