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Basic axes of human heart in correlation with heart mass and right ventricular wall thickness
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Abstract
The study was performed on a group of 107 formalin-fixed human hearts. The organs came from adults of both sexes: 30 women and 77 men, aged 18 to 90 years. None of the hearts carried signs of macroscopic developmental abnormalities or pathologic changes.
Abstract
The study was performed on a group of 107 formalin-fixed human hearts. The organs came from adults of both sexes: 30 women and 77 men, aged 18 to 90 years. None of the hearts carried signs of macroscopic developmental abnormalities or pathologic changes.
Keywords
human heart; right ventricle; morphometry; basic axes
Title
Basic axes of human heart in correlation with heart mass and right ventricular wall thickness
Journal
Issue
Article type
Original article
Pages
385-389
Published online
2006-09-18
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Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2006;65(4):385-389.
Keywords
human heart
right ventricle
morphometry
basic axes
Authors
Skwarek M
Grzybiak M
Kosiński A
Hreczecha J