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Evaluating the performance of the left ventricle and assessing contractility in a quantitative manner in the normal and failing heart constitute major problems in cardiology. The classical viewpoint has been to characterize the contractile behaviour of the heart in terms of quantities derived from cardiac muscle mechanics, i.e. force-velocity-length relations. Yet the application of these basic muscle concepts to the intact heart remains controversial (1).
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Kerkhof, P.L.M., Van Dijk, A.D., Jong, T.A., Koops, J., Moene, R.J., Baan, J. (1980). Pump Function of the Left Ventricle Evaluated from Pressure-Volume Loops. In: Baan, J., Arntzenius, A.C., Yellin, E.L. (eds) Cardiac Dynamics. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8796-8_27
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