Reduced right atrial contractile force in patients with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction: A study in human atrial fibers—contractile force and diastolic dysfunction

Background/Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate right heart contractile force in patients with diastolic dysfunction (DD) with preserved left heart ejection fraction undergoing cardiac surgery. We examined the contractile properties of skinned human fibers obtained from the right auricle...

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Main Authors: Constanze Bening, Anjuli Sikand, Lars Oliver Conzelmann, Nicole Stumpf, Christian-Friedrich Vahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958415000901