Assessment of left ventricular systolic and diastolic pump properties is fundamental to
advancing the understanding of cardiovascular pathophysiology and therapeutics …

The muscle mass of the right ventricle is approximately one-sixth that of the left ventricle,
forming a crescent-shaped chamber comprising a sinus (body) and outflow tract in contrast …

Background The end-systolic pressure-volume relation (ESPVR) provides a useful measure
of contractile function. However, the need to acquire multiple cardiac cycles at varying loads …

Assessement of right ventricular (RV) contractility from end-systolic pressure-volume
relationships (ESPVR) is difficult due to problems in measuring RV instantaneous volume …

We investigated how parameters describing the heart and the arterial system contribute to
the systolic and diastolic pressures (Ps and Pd, respectively) and stroke volume (SV). We …

Although in situ end-systolic pressure-volume relations (ESPVRs) are approximately linear
throughout a limited load range, they often yield seemingly" negative" volume axis intercepts …

THE REQUIREMENT for making accurate and de-tailed assessments of organ function has
always depended on the scope and capabilities of available therapies. Over the past …

This investigation was undertaken to assess left ventricular-arterial coupling relations in the
normal human heart under varying loading conditions and inotropic states and thereby to …

This study assessed a new method of estimating the slope (Ees) of the end-systolic pressure-
volume relation (ESPVR) from a single beat of the human heart. Left ventricular pressure …

Objectives. We tested the hypotheses that left ventricular chamber elastance would detect
impaired contractile function in patients with long-term mitral regurgitation and a normal …