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Broemser in 1937 was the first to formulate the idea that an optimal matching exists between the action of the heart and the physical properties of the arterial system. He tested his view in model experiments using a pressure source as the model of the heart. From his results he assumed that certain optimal values exist for the systolic ejection period, and for the heart rate which would permit the ejection of a maximum stroke volume into the arterial system. Broemser assumed that in nature his conditions were actually met. It was never possible to prove his assumptions in vivo (Wetterer and Kenner, 1968).
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Pfeiffer, K.P., Kenner, T. (1982). On the Optimal Strategy of Cardiac Ejection. In: Kenner, T., Busse, R., Hinghofer-Szalkay, H. (eds) Cardiovascular System Dynamics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6693-3_12
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