P41 MYOCARDIAL MECHANOENERGETIC EFFICIENCY INDEX (MMEI) AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS: ASSOCIATION IN A GENERAL POPULATION IN NORTHER ITALY
A non-invasive approach for the estimation of mechanical efficiency through the calculation of the ratio between stroke work and HR-pressure product has been recently proposed by de Simone et al. This index, which expresses the amount of blood pumped in a single beat in 1 second by the heart, may be...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930228/view |