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Existence of the Frank-Starling Mechanism in the Failing Human Heart

DOI

237

Citations

32

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1996

Year

Christian Holubarsch, Thorsten Ruf, Daniel J. Goldstein, Robert C. Ashton, Werner Nickl, Burkert Pieske, Katja Pioch, Jens Lu ̈demann, S Wiesner, Herbert Posival,
Circulation

Abstract

The Frank-Starling mechanism is maintained in end-stage failing human hearts, whereas significant alterations of diastolic myocardial distensibility are evident in chronic heart failure.

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