The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 10-18 , July 2008

Structural–functional correlates of the 3-dimensional arrangement of the myocytes making up the ventricular walls

  • Robert H. Anderson, BSc, MD, FRCPath

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Robert H. Anderson, BSc, MD, FRCPath, Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford St, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom.
    • ,
  • Damian Sanchez-Quintana, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Universidad de Extramadura, Badajoz, Spain
    • ,
  • Peter Niederer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Paul P. Lunkenheimer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Experimental Thoraco-, Heart and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Munster, Germany

Received 10 September 2007 ,Accepted 25 September 2007.

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 Robert H. Anderson is supported by grants from the British Heart Foundation together with the Joseph Levy Foundation. Research at the Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust benefits from R&D funding received from the NHS Executive.

PII: S0022-5223(08)00455-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.09.083

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 10-18 , July 2008

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