L aiuto elettrico allo scompenso refrattario - Cuorediverona.it
L aiuto elettrico allo scompenso refrattario - Cuorediverona.it
L aiuto elettrico allo scompenso refrattario - Cuorediverona.it
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Deleterious Effects of Ventricular<br />
Dyssynchrony on Cardiac<br />
Function<br />
Reduced diastolic filling<br />
time 1<br />
+ Weakened contractil<strong>it</strong>y 2<br />
+ Protracted m<strong>it</strong>ral<br />
regurg<strong>it</strong>ation 2<br />
+ Post systolic regional<br />
contraction 3<br />
= Diminished stroke volume<br />
1. Grines CL, et al Circulation 1989;79: 845-853<br />
2. Xiao HB, et al Br Heart J 1991;66: 443-447<br />
3. Søgaard P, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;40:723–730<br />
Courtesy of Ole-A. Bre<strong>it</strong>hardt, MD