Anterior Mitral Leaflet Curvature During the Cardiac Cycle in the Normal Ovine Heart

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Kvitting J., Bothe W., GÖKTEPE S., Rausch M., Swanson J., Kuhl E., ...More

CIRCULATION, vol.122, no.17, pp.1683-1689, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 122 Issue: 17
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.961243
  • Journal Name: CIRCULATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1683-1689
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background-The dynamic changes of anterior mitral leaflet (AML) curvature are of primary importance for optimal left ventricular filling and emptying but are incompletely characterized.