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Review
. 2022 Oct;50(8):1026-1040.
doi: 10.1002/jcu.23316.

The basic heart anatomy and physiology from the cardiologist's perspective: Toward a better understanding of left ventricular mechanics, systolic, and diastolic function

Danijela Trifunović-Zamaklar  1   2 , Ivana Jovanović  1 , Jelena Vratonjić  1 , Olga Petrović  1   2 , Ivana Paunović  1 , Milorad Tešić  1   2 , Marija Boričić-Kostić  1 , Branislava Ivanović  1   2
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Review

The basic heart anatomy and physiology from the cardiologist's perspective: Toward a better understanding of left ventricular mechanics, systolic, and diastolic function

Danijela Trifunović-Zamaklar et al. J Clin Ultrasound. 2022 Oct.

Abstract

A comprehensive understanding of the cardiac structure-function relationship is essential for proper clinical cardiac imaging. This review summarizes the basic heart anatomy and physiology from the perspective of a heart imager focused on myocardial mechanics. The main issues analyzed are the left ventricular (LV) architecture, the LV myocardial deformation through the cardiac cycle, the LV diastolic function basic parameters and the basic parameters of the LV deformation used in clinical practice for the LV function assessment.

Keywords: myocardial mechanics; strain; the heart anatomy.

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