Open AccessPhysiological rules for the heart, lungs and other pressure-based organs
Author(s) -
Aaron Casha,
Liberato Camilleri,
Alexander Manché,
Ruben Gatt,
Marilyn Gauci,
Marie-Therese Camilleri-Podesta,
Joseph N. Grima,
Marco Scarci,
Stanley Chetcuti
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.86
Subject(s) - allometry , cardiology , medicine , cardiac output , aorta , diastole , blood pressure , biology , ecology
The adherence of the heart to physical laws, such as Laplace's Law, may act as a measure of the organ's relative efficiency. Allometric relationships were investigated to assess the heart's efficiency concerning end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes, cardiac pressurization energy, cardiac output and mass.
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