• DocumentCode
    3501722
  • Title

    Effect of afterload on the time-course of left ventricular systolic elastance

  • Author

    Berger, D. ; Li, J.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    26-27 Mar 1990
  • Firstpage
    73
  • Lastpage
    74
  • Abstract
    An elastance-resistance model of the left ventricle is used in conjunction with previously measured left ventricular pressure and outflow to derive elastances under three different loading conditions: control, hypertension, and hypotension. Using various times and time ratios of the elastance curves, it is shown that for decreasing load, elastance increases at a faster rate. This is also shown by normalizing the elastance curves with respect to the maximum elastance (E max) and the time to Emax. Possible explanations for these observations are given
  • Keywords
    biomechanics; cardiology; physiological models; afterload; elastance curves; elastance-resistance model; hypertension; hypotension; left ventricular systolic elastance; loading conditions; time ratios; time-course; Animals; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Blood; Cardiology; Heart; Hypertension; Laboratories; Pressure control; Pressure measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bioengineering Conference, 1990., Proceedings of the 1990 Sixteenth Annual Northeast
  • Conference_Location
    State College, PA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEBC.1990.66295
  • Filename
    66295
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3501722