Author/Editor		Južnič, G; Knap, B; Južnič, SCJE; Pečar, J
Title		Left ventricle surface - its physiological significance
Type		članek
Source		In: Nagel JH, Smith WM, eds. 13th annual international conference of the IEEE engineering in medicine and biology society: proceedings. Vol 13. Part 5/5. Orlando,
Publication year		1991
Volume		str. 2075-6
Language		eng
Abstract		Starting from the difference in surface of a cylindrical and spherical body of the same volume, we studied the physiological significance of the internal surface of the left ventricle (SLV). Echocardiographic determination of volume slices according to SIMPSON's rule was used. The LAPLACE law and the shape of the LV are important determinants of O2 consumption of the LV. Examples of the SLV in normal and pathological cases are given. The shape and the dynamic interplay have a dominant role in the end effect of cardiac activity.
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