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Ventricular structures must be understood during surgical restoration for heart failure.

Scand J Surg

October 2007

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 62-258 Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1701, USA.

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Structure function interface with sequential shortening of basal and apical components of the myocardial band.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

June 2005

Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, 62-258 Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1701, USA.

Objective: To mechanically test the intact cardiac structure to determine the sequence of contraction within the myocardial mass to try to explain ejection and suction.

Methods: In 24 pigs (30-85 kg), segment shortening at the site of sonomicrometer crystals was continuously recorded. The ECG evaluated rhythm, and Millar pressure transducers measured intraventricular pressure and dP/dt.

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