Mechanics of left ventricular relaxation, early diastolic lengthening, and suction investigated in a mathematical model

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 300, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Remme, Espen W ^a,b   Opdahl, Anders ^a,b   Smiseth, Otto A ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Filling; Left ventricular lengthening velocity; Predicted lengthening velocity; Tissue doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOG; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RELAXATION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FORCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DIASTOLE; DOGS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 79955771733     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00165.2010     Document Type: Article

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