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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Oct 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Feb 9;49(8):909–916. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.074

Figure 4. Time Course of Transmural Fiber Strains.

Figure 4

(A) Entire cardiac cycle. Different colors represent the percent wall depth from the epicardial surface. Open circles = onset of myofiber shortening; open squares = onset of myofiber relaxation. (B) A closer look at TDShort. (C) A closer look at TDRelax. AoP = central aortic pressure; ECG = electrocardiogram; LAP = left atrial pressure; LVP = left ventricular pressure; TDRelax = transmural dispersion of myofiber relaxation; TDShort = transmural dispersion of myofiber shortening.