What is the heart? Anatomy, function, pathophysiology, and misconceptions

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2018, Pages

  Buckberg, Gerald D ^a   Nanda, Navin C ^b   Nguyen, Christopher ^c   Kocica, Mladen J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham and Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Conventional heart anatomy; Diastolic dysfunction; Helical ventricular myocardial band; Isovolumic relaxation time; Mitral valve opening; RV function

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; DIAGNOSIS; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART SEPTUM; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; THERAPY;

EID: 85067958955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23083425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jcdd5020033     Document Type: Review

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