Reflections on the mechanical function of the heart
Manteuffel-Szoege, L.
Kardiologia Polska 16(5): 391-398
1973
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-9032 PMID: 4764019 Document Number: 5702
A view is expressed that mechanical function of the heart cannot be regarded as that of a pump. The water - ram principle is proposed instead, with the assumption of blood having specific motoric energy of its own. Evidence favoring these hypotheses is discussed.
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