Fractal Dimension in Quantifying Experimental-Pulmonary-Hypertension-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction in Rats

Abstract Background: Right-sided heart failure has high morbidity and mortality, and may be caused by pulmonary arterial hypertension. Fractal dimension is a differentiated and innovative method used in histological evaluations that allows the characterization of irregular and complex structures an...

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Main Authors: Francis Lopes Pacagnelli, Ana Karênina Dias de Almeida Sabela, Thaoan Bruno Mariano, Guilherme Akio Tamura Ozaki, Robson Chacon Castoldi, Edna Maria do Carmo, Robson Francisco Carvalho, Loreta Casquel Tomasi, Katashi Okoshi, Luiz Carlos Marques Vanderlei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2016-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2016005015104&lng=en&tlng=en