Is the heart a pressure or flow generator? Possible implications and suggestions for cardiovascular pedagogy.
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada jrm@ualberta.ca.
Jamie R
JR
Mitchell
D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D010827:Physiology / Q000193:education*; D011673:Pulsatile Flow / Q000502:physiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology*