Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 258-261 , August 2009

End-systolic stress–velocity relation and circumferential fiber velocity shortening for analysing left ventricular function in mice

  • A. Fayssoil

      Affiliations

    • Cardiologie, Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou, 20, rue le blanc, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 667855792.
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  • G. Renault

      Affiliations

    • CNRS UMR 8104, Inserm, U567, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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  • F. Fougerousse

      Affiliations

    • Genethon, RD, Evry, France

Received 28 February 2008 ,Revised 2 October 2008 ,Accepted 14 October 2008.

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PII: S1078-8174(08)00103-X

doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2008.10.002

Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 258-261 , August 2009

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