Ventricular torsion and untwisting: Further insights into mechanics and timing interdependence: A viewpoint

Echocardiography

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 782-804

  Buckberg, Gerald ^a   Hoffman, Julien I E ^b   Nanda, Navin C ^c   Coghlan, Cecil ^c   Saleh, Saleh ^a   Athanasuleas, Constantine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac architecture; isovolumic contraction; myocardial mechanics; postejection isovolumic interval; torsion; untwisting

Indexed keywords

DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL TORSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

BIOMECHANICS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; TORSION ABNORMALITY; TORSION, MECHANICAL;

EID: 80051872790     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01448.x     Document Type: Review

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