Left ventricular wall stress

 

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  Left ventricular end-systolic meridional wall stress (M-mode)
0.98 x (0.334 x SAP x ESD) / [PWTs x (1 + (PWTs / ESD))] - 2 
(x 103 dynes / cm2)
(Reicheck et al., 1982)

Left ventricular peak wall stress (M-mode)
0.86 x (0.334 x SAP x EDD) / [PWTd x (1 + (PWTd / EDD))] - 2 
(x 103 dynes / cm2)
(WIlson et al, 1980)

Left ventricular mean wall stress (M-mode)
SAP x [(
EDD + ESD) / 2 x (PWTd + PWTs)]
(Quinones et al, 1980)

Left ventricular pre-ejection wall stress (M-mode)
(at opening of aortic cusps) 
[(DAP x (
EDD / 2)) / PWTd] x [1 - EDD / 8 x (EDD + PWTd)]

Left ventricular mid-systolic wall stress (M-mode) 
(SAP x b / h) x [(1 - b2) / (2 x a2)] 
(g/cm2)
Normal mean: 241±38

Left ventricular end-systolic circumferential wall stress (2D)
(SAP x ESD) / (2 x PWTs) x [(1 - ESD3) / (2 x long axis2) x (ESD + PTWs)]  
103 dynes/cm2
(WHO/ISFC task Force on Haemodynamics, 1985)
Normal value= 213±29
(Douglas et al., 1987)

Left ventricular systolic wall tension
1.333 x SAP x (ESD / 2)
(Schairer et al., 1994)

 


a: 2 x b
b: mid-systolic diameter / 2
DAP: diastolic arterial pressure
EDD:end-diastolic diameter
ESD: end-systolic diameter
h: mid-systolic postero-lateral wall thickness
PWTd: ens-diastolic postero-lateral wall thickness
PWTs: end-systolic postero-lateral wall thickness
SAP: systolic arterial pressure


 

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Updated / aggiornato:      22/03/2009
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