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Left Ventricular Rotation and Twist: Why Should We Learn?
The left ventricle twists in systole storing potential energy and untwists (recoils) in diastole releasing the energy. Twist aids left ventricular ejection and untwist aids relaxation and ventricular filling. Therefore, rotation and torsion are important in cardiac mechanics. However, the methodolog...
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Korean Society of Echocardiography
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3079077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21519484 http://dx.doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2011.19.1.1 |