Open AccessAlterations in left ventricular diastolic twist mechanics during acute human cardiac allograft rejection.
Author(s) -
Kwok L. Yun,
Marek Niczyporuk,
George T. Daughters,
Neil B. Ingels,
Edward B. Stinson,
Edwin L. Alderman,
D. E. Hansen,
D. Craig Miller
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.83.3.962
Subject(s) - twist , ventricle , diastole , medicine , ejection fraction , cardiology , systole , cardiac cycle , heart failure , blood pressure , geometry , mathematics
Contraction of obliquely oriented left ventricular (LV) fibers results in a twisting motion of the left ventricle. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of acute human cardiac allograft rejection on LV twist pattern and the twist-volume relation.
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