THE HELICAL VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIAL BAND

Lj. Šulović ,
Lj. Šulović

Faculty of Medicine Priština , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

Lj. Smiljić
Lj. Smiljić

Faculty of Medicine Priština , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

Published: 01.12.2008.

Volume 36, Issue 2 (2008)

pp. 111-114;

https://doi.org/10.70949/pramed200802258S

Abstract

Helical ventricula myocardial bend of Torrent-Guasp is the revolutionary new concept in understanding global, three-dimansional, functional architecture of the ventricular myocardium. Anatomy of the VMB, and recent proofs for its segmental electrical and mechanical activation, undoubtedly indicates that ventricular filling is the consequente of an active muscular contraction. Specific septal arrangment of the ascedent segments fibers, their interaction with adjacent descedent segment fibers, elastic elements and intracavitary blood volumen explein the physical principes involvel in this action. Understanding this mechanism cudld be of particular importance in our efforts to prevent and treat diastolic heart failure.

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