1. Slice-by-Slice Pressure-Volume Loop Analysis Demonstrates Native Differences in Regional Cardiac Contractility and Response to Inotropic Agents 
Francisco J. Contijoch, PhD, Walter R.T. Witschey, PhD, Jeremy McGarvey, MD, Madonna E. Lee, MD, Joseph Gorman, MD, Robert C. Gorman, MD, James J. Pilla, PhD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 102, Issue 3, Pages (September 2016)
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2. Fig 1
Example of slice-derived pressure-volume (sPV) recordings across 5 slices from apex (top) to base (bottom) of the left ventricle. First and second columns demonstrate changes in end-diastolic (ED) (first column) and end-systolic (ES) (second column) images as the slice location varies. Third column illustrates differences in PV loops obtained by imaging different slice locations. As the slices move from apex to base, there is increase in volume corresponding to rightward shift of PV loop. The load-independent measures obtained from preload occlusions at each slice location are shown in the rightmost column, with noticeable shift rightward and upward of end-systolic pressure-volume relation (ESPVR). (EDPVR = end-diastolic pressure-volume; EF = ejection fraction.)
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3. Fig 2
Regional differences in measured (A) slice ejection fraction (sEF), (B) slice end-systolic pressure-volume relation (sESPVR), (C) slice volume-axis intercept (sV0), and (D) slice end-diastolic pressure-volume relation (sEDVPR) across left ventricle at rest and during inotropic infusion.
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