ArticleMOVEMENTS OF THE BASE OF THE VENTRICLE AND THE RELATIVE CONSTANCY OF THE CARDIAC VOLUMEW. F. Hamilton, and J. H. RompfW. F. HamiltonFrom the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky, and J. H. RompfFrom the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, KentuckyPublished Online:30 Nov 1932https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1932.102.3.559MoreSectionsPDF (881 KB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited ByAlternative diastolic function models of ventricular longitudinal filling velocity are mathematically identicalDruv Bhagavan, William M. Padovano, and Sándor J. Kovács8 April 2020 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol. 318, No. 5Letter to the Editor: Atrioventricular plane displacement is not the sole mechanism of atrial and ventricular refillPer M. Arvidsson, Marcus Carlsson, Sándor J. Kovács, and Håkan Arheden15 September 2015 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol. 309, No. 6Elucidation of spatially distinct compensatory mechanisms in diastole: radial compensation for impaired longitudinal filling in left ventricular hypertrophyMatt M. Riordan, and Sándor J. Kovács1 February 2008 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 104, No. 2The quantitative relationship between longitudinal and radial function in left, right, and total heart pumping in humansMarcus Carlsson, Martin Ugander, Einar Heiberg, and Hakan Arheden1 July 2007 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol. 293, No. 1Atrioventricular plane displacement is the major contributor to left ventricular pumping in healthy adults, athletes, and patients with dilated cardiomyopathyMarcus Carlsson, Martin Ugander, Henrik Mosén, Torsten Buhre, and Hakan Arheden1 March 2007 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol. 292, No. 3Residual heterogeneity of intra- and interregional pulmonary perfusion in short-term microgravityStéphanie Montmerle, Patrik Sundblad, and Dag Linnarsson1 June 2005 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 98, No. 6MRI-determined left ventricular “crescent effect”: a consequence of the slight deviation of contents of the pericardial sack from the constant-volume stateEmily A. Waters, Andrew W. Bowman, and Sándor J. Kovács1 February 2005 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol. 288, No. 2Total heart volume variation throughout the cardiac cycle in humansMarcus Carlsson, Peter Cain, Catarina Holmqvist, Freddy Stahlberg, Stig Lundback, and Hakan Arheden1 July 2004 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol. 287, No. 1Left atrial conduit volume is generated by deviation from the constant-volume state of the left heart: a combined MRI-echocardiographic studyAndrew W. Bowman, and Sándor J. Kovács1 June 2004 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol. 286, No. 6Assessment and consequences of the constant-volume attribute of the four-chambered heartAndrew W. Bowman, and Sándor J. Kovács1 November 2003 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol. 285, No. 5 More from this issue > Volume 102Issue 3November 1932Pages 559-565 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1932 by American Physiological Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1932.102.3.559History Received 22 June 1932 Published online 30 November 1932 Published in print 30 November 1932 Metrics