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Relaxation of the Left Ventricle

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Cardiac Dynamics

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

Abstract

End-diastolic pressure (EDP) and inotropic state of the left ventricle influence the rising limb of the pressure curve (1, 2). However, little is known of the relaxation of the left ventricle as a function of EDP and inotropic state. There is some evidence that relaxation is a function of the developed force (3).

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  1. J. H. M. Nieuwenhuijs
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  2. D. J. Venderink
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  1. Leiden University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Jan Baan Ph.D.  & Alexander C. Arntzenius M.D.  & 

  2. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y., USA

    Edward L. Yellin Ph.D.

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Nieuwenhuijs, J.H.M., Venderink, D.J. (1980). Relaxation of the Left Ventricle. In: Baan, J., Arntzenius, A.C., Yellin, E.L. (eds) Cardiac Dynamics. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8796-8_18

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