The benefit of enhanced contractility in the infarct borderzone: A virtual experiment.

The benefit of enhanced contractility in the infarct borderzone: A virtual experiment.

A. Objectives Contractile function in the normally perfused infarct borderzone (BZ) is depressed. However, the impact of reduced BZ contractility on left ventricular (LV) pump function is unknown. As a consequence, there have been no therapies specifically designed to improve BZ contractility. We...

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Main Authors: Zhihong eZhang, Kay eSun, David eSaloner, Arthur W. Wallace, Liang eGe, Anthony eBaker, Julius M. Guccione, Mark B Ratcliffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Myocardial Infarction
Borderzone
Finite Element
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00086/full

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