Population
9 excised, cross-circulated rabbit left ventricles
Comparison
Measurement of isovolumic end-systolic… vs Previously reported values for the dog left…
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Rabbit LV parameters match canine values when normalized; leaves open translation to human cardiac mechanics.
Despite greatly different heart sizes, the baseline contractile state and chemomechanical energy conversion efficiency of rabbit left ventricles are similar to those of dogs when normalized for weight.
Goto et al. (1988) studied this question.
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