Population
7 isolated blood-perfused canine hearts
Design
Preclinical
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Animal data support linear ESPTR approximation for LV contractility assessment in physiological ranges; leaves open human validation.
The end-systolic pressure-thickness relationship can be used to assess left ventricular contractility in vivo within physiological pressure ranges, provided its curvilinear nature at lower pressures is accounted for.
Schipke et al. (1988) studied this question.
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