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The determinants of the rate of change of the left ventricular pressure (dp/dt)

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The determining factors of the rate of change of the left ventricular pressure (dp/dt) have been investigated.

It was found that the maximum rate of change of pressure is determined

  1. a)

    by the force of contraction of the contractile elements

  2. b)

    by the enddiastolic dimensions of the ventricle and

  3. c)

    by the propagation velocity of the depolarization wave.

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  1. W. K. A. Schaper, P. Lewi & A. H. M. Jageneau

    Present address: Department of Cardiovescular Physiology and Pharmacology, Beerse, (Belgium)

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Schaper, W.K.A., Lewi, P., Jageneau, A.H.M. et al. The determinants of the rate of change of the left ventricular pressure (dp/dt). Archiv für Kreislaufforschung 46, 27–41 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02120168

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