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Cardiac Dynamics

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Editors:
  1. Jan Baan

    1. Leiden University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

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  2. Alexander C. Arntzenius

    1. Leiden University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

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  3. Edward L. Yellin

    1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine (DICM, volume 2)

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Table of contents (49 chapters)

  1. Pump Function and Filling: Interaction with the Low Pressure System

    1. Blood Flow Dynamics during the Human Left Ventricular Filling Phase

      • P. Brun, C. Oddou, P. Dantan, J. P. Laporte, F. Laurent, P. Perrot
      Pages 169-181

    2. Relaxation of the Left Ventricle

      • J. H. M. Nieuwenhuijs, D. J. Venderink
      Pages 183-190

    3. Intramural Stress and Strain Analysis in the Intact Heart

      • Robert M. Heethaar, Khaled El-Shuraydeh, Tjeerd Van Der Werf
      Pages 191-196

    4. Effects of Intravenous Isosorbide Dinitrate on Filling Pressures and Pump Function in Patients with Refractory Pump Failure

      • Babeth Rabinowitz, Israel Tamari, Henry N. Neufeld
      Pages 197-207

    5. Transfer Function Model of the Heart

      • K. P. Pfeiffer, T. Kenner, J. Schaefer
      Pages 209-216

    6. Dynamics of Sequential Large Pulmonary Emboli

      • H. N. Mayrovitz, R. Castillo, R. Llamas, J. Raines
      Pages 217-227

  2. Pump Function and Ejection: Interaction with Systemic Load and Coronary Perfusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
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    2. Pump Function and its Interaction with the Systemic Load

      • D. L. Schultz, L. B. Tan, G. J. De Lee, B. Rajagopalan, G. W. Cherry, W. D. Gundel et al.
      Pages 231-247

    3. Quantification of Extravascular Coronary Resistance

      • Bernd Wüsten, Wolfgang Schaper
      Pages 249-259

    4. Studies on the Optimal Matching between Heart and Arterial System

      • T. Kenner, K. P. Pfeiffer
      Pages 261-270

    5. End-Systolic Pressure as Direct Determinant of Stroke Volume from Fixed End-Diastolic Volume in Isolated Canine Left Ventricle

      • Hiroyuki Suga, Kiichi Sagawa
      Pages 271-278

    6. Pump Function of the Left Ventricle Evaluated from Pressure-Volume Loops

      • Peter L. M. Kerkhof, Arjan D. Van Dijk, Tjong Aouw Jong, Jan Koops, Rudolf J. Moene, Jan Baan
      Pages 279-291

    7. Simulation Study of Flow Distribution across Myocardium

      • Fumihiko Kajiya, Noritake Hoki, Michitoshi Inoue
      Pages 293-299

    8. Experimental Studies: The Appearance of Large Coronary Arteries during Arteriography

      • Andrew P. Selwyn, Tim Clay, Kim M. Fox
      Pages 301-309

    9. Hemodynamic Effects of Reductions in Coronary Blood Flow Caused by Mechanical Stenosis and Platelet Aggregates Forming in Dog Coronary Arteries

      • John D. Folts
      Pages 311-319

  3. Measuring Cardiac Performance: Aims and Validity of Invasive and Noninvasive Measurement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 321-321
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    2. Isaac Starr Lecture: Invasive and Non-Invasive Monitoring of Cardiovascular Dynamics in Clinical Practice

      • H. J. C. Swan
      Pages 323-332

    3. Measuring Cardiac Performance: Aims and Validity of Invasive and NonInvasive Assessment

      • Paul H. Heintzen
      Pages 333-338

    4. The Clinical Usefulness of NonInvasive and Invasive Tools in the Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Myocardial Infarction

      • Paul G. Hugenholtz, Clifford V. Nelson
      Pages 339-353

    5. Model-Based Hemodynamic Indicators of Left Ventricular Performance

      • J. Yasha Kresh, Walter Welkowitz, Byoung G. Min, Sylvan Fich, Casimir A. Kulikowski
      Pages 355-368
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Cardiac Dynamics is the name of a relatively young field of study, born from the fruitful interaction between branches of two different disciplines: medicine and physics. "Dynamics" is the branch of physics which deals with the action of forces on bodies or particles in motion or at rest. "Cardiac" relates to the clinical field of cardiology but also to cardiophysiology, both of which are specialized branches of medicine. Narrower than the well­ established field of Hemodynamics, Cardiac Dynamics is restricted to dynamic phenomena occurring in and around the heart. The mathematical treatment of such phenomena, however, is vastly more complex because of the intricate nature of the mechanisms involved in the cardiac action. Thus, whereas hemodynamics is concerned with predominantly passive (visco-) elastic structures - vessels - containing time-variant flow of viscous flui- blood -, the mechanical study of the heart requires additional con­ siderations such as: active elastic components representing the contractile mechanism of cardiac muscle, complex geometry and fiber structure in the myocardial wall, autoregulatory mechanisms, and intricate flow patterns associated with valve motion. Viewed in this light it is not surprising that attempts to describe ventricular pump function and to quantify contractile performance have not reached the level of sophistication which is common in e. g. arterial hemodynamics. For the same reason, many of the often simplified approaches to describe ventricular mechanics failed to stand up to more rigorous theoretical, experimental or clinical testing.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Leiden University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Jan Baan, Alexander C. Arntzenius

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

    Edward L. Yellin

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