Energy cost minimization in left ventricular ejection: an optimal control model

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Reduction in Left Ventricular Wall Stress and Improvement in Function in Failing Hearts using Algisyl-LVR
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Reduction in Left Ventricular Wall Stress and Improvement in Function in Failing Hearts using Algisyl-LVR

Published on: April 8, 2013

J J Hämäläinen, R P Hämäläinen

    Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
    |November 1, 1986
    PubMed

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