Left ventricular function's relation to load, experimental studies in a porcine model

Background: Loading conditions are recognized to influence ventricular function according to the Starling relationship for length/stretch and force.  Many modern echocardiographic parameters which have been announced as describing ventricular function and contractile status, may be confounded by unc...

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Main Author: A'roch, Roman
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Anestesiologi och intensivvård 2011
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-43605
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