Update 2001: Skeletal muscle ventricles: left ventricular apex to aorta configuration Gregory A Thomas, MD, Larry W Stephenson, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 71, Issue 5, Pages 1736-1737 (May 2001) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02549-2 Copyright © 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Hemodynamic recording obtained after 1 year in circulation from a dog with an SMV positioned between the left ventricular apex and the aorta. The SMV is contracting at a 1:2 ratio with the heart and stimulated at a 33-Hz burst frequency. Arrows indicate effects of SMV contraction in the pressure and flow traces. (EKG = electrocardiogram; LV = left ventricle; SMV = skeletal muscle ventricle). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1736-1737DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02549-2) Copyright © 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions