Mechanics of the left ventricular myocardial interstitium: effects of acute and chronic myocardial edema
Desai K, Laine G, Stewart R, Cox C, Quick C, Allen S, Fischer U. Mechanics of the left ventricular myocardial interstitium: effects of acute and chronic myocardial edema. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2008, 294: h2428-h2434. PMID: 18375722, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00860.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular chamber complianceMyocardial interstitial edemaChronic myocardial edemaInterstitial edemaMyocardial edemaMyocardial interstitiumChamber complianceCardiac functionCoronary sinus pressure elevationVentricular chamberDiastolic cardiac functionPulmonary artery bandingLeft ventricular chamberAcute myocardial edemaPressure-volume relationshipEdema formsEdematous heartInterstitial fibrosisPressure elevationAcute edemaChronic oedemaEdema resultsControl animalsEdemaInterstitial fluid pressure