Pulmonary Heart Articles & Analysis
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Abnormalities in muscle function are observed in many inherited or acquired diseases, such as muscular dystrophy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and congestive heart failure. The Palpator is a high-throughput mechanical tissue analyzer that measures the mechanical properties of engineered tissues growing in 96- or 384-well plates and allows chemical ...
In recent proof of concept and feasibility studies, stimulation of the nerves in the right pulmonary artery (Figure 5) for 1 hour was safe and resulted in >20% increase in contractility and a 13% increase in mean arterial pressure without an increase in heart rate (Cardionomic, Inc). ...