Historical perspective on heart function: the Frank–Starling Law

Biophysical Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 421-447

  Sequeira, Vasco ^a   van der Velden, Jolanda ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiomyocytes; Frank Starling; Heart; History; Myofilaments

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

BLOOD VOLUME; CARDIAC INOTROPIC RESERVE; CARDIAC RESERVE MECHANISM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART BEAT; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HISTORICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STARLING LAW;

EID: 84948456546     PISSN: 18672450     EISSN: 18672469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12551-015-0184-4     Document Type: Review

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