Title :
Right-to-left heart mechanical “crosstalk”: the role of functional hydraulic properties of the myocardium
Author :
Kresh, J. Yasha ; Izrailtyan, Igor ; Wechsler, Andrew S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surg., Sch. of Med., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
Myocardial tissue coupling mechanisms responsible for right-left heart (RH-LH) interaction were studied by selectively modulating coronary arterial-venous compartments. In altering the mechanics and energetics of LH, the intramural hydraulic forces, originating in RH, constitute an intrinsic regulatory mechanism of cardiac function
Keywords :
blood vessels; cardiology; haemodynamics; haemorheology; muscle; cardiac function; coronary arterial-venous compartment; diastolic stiffness; functional hydraulic properties; intramural hydraulic forces; intrinsic regulatory mechanism; myocardial perfusion dynamics; myocardial tissue coupling mechanisms; right-to-left heart mechanical crosstalk; selective modulation; Blood pressure; Cardiology; Crosstalk; Heart; Mechanical factors; Myocardium; Rabbits; Reservoirs; Spirals; Surgery;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802277
