Myocardial contractility of the isovolumetrically beating isolated rat heart
Several indexes of myocardial contractility have been proposed to assess ventricular function in the isovolumetrically beating isolated heart. However, the conclusions reached on the basis of these indexes may be influenced by ventricular geometry rather than contractility itself. The objective of t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2004-10-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004001000017 |