Open AccessStructure function interface with sequential shortening of basal and apical components of the myocardial band
Author(s) -
Manuel Castellá,
Gerald D. Buckberg,
Sheima T. Saleh,
Morteza Gharib
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.01.051
Subject(s) - ventricle , isovolumetric contraction , anatomy , contraction (grammar) , cardiology , ejection fraction , medicine , materials science , diastole , blood pressure , heart failure
To mechanically test the intact cardiac structure to determine the sequence of contraction within the myocardial mass to try to explain ejection and suction.
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