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A method using piezoelectric ceramics was newly devised which permitted measurements of intramyocardial pressure. In open-chest dogs, a directional non-uniformity of the intramyocardial pressure was observed, which may be attributable to the variation in the myocardial fibre orientation.
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Koyama, T., Yagi, T., Sasajima, T. et al. Directional non-uniformity of pulsatile intramyocardial pressure. Experientia 32, 1617–1619 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01924486
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