D. Craig Miller, M.D.
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Alterations in left ventricular twist mechanics with inotropic stimulation and volume loading in human subjects.
Circulation. 1994; (1): 142-50
Left ventricular (LV) twist, the longitudinal gradient of circumferential rotation about the LV long axis, may play an important role in the storage of potential energy at end systole and its subsequent release as elastic recoil during early diastole; however, the effects of load and inotropic state on LV systolic twist and diastolic untwist in human subjects have not previously been characterized.
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