Key result
Chronic cardiac dilatation resulted in a more compliant pericardium, with tension-stretch curves shifted significantly to the right compared to normal dogs.
Population
Dogs with normal hearts and dogs with chronic cardiac dilatation due to an infrarenal aortocaval shunt
Comparison
Chronic cardiac dilatation induced by infrarenal… vs Normal dogs without cardiac dilatation
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Indicates pericardial adaptation in canine dilatation models; leaves open relevance to human constraint or clinical practice.
Chronic cardiac dilatation in a dog model results in a more compliant pericardium without changes in thickness or viscoelastic properties.
Lee et al. (1985) studied Chronic cardiac dilatation (volume overload). Chronic cardiac dilatation vs. Normal heart was evaluated on Biaxial mechanical properties (tension-stretch relationship). Chronic cardiac dilatation resulted in a more compliant pericardium, with tension-stretch curves shifted significantly to the right compared to normal dogs.
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