Myocardial wall thickness as a measurement of left ventricular ischemia.
Using a newly developed myocardial wall thickness gauge, the change in the left ventricular wall thickness was measured during a period of partial myocardial ischemia and compared with changes and other parameters of left ventricular function. This study revealed that major changes of systolic wall thickness occur without any significant change in left ventricular function parameters.
D000818:Animals; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D013552:Swine