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The kinematic (angle) of upper leaflet (1) and lower leaflet (2) over the whole cardiac cycle. The difference of two leaflet motion is most significant near the closing phase of the BMHV. The inset shows the definition of the opening angle with fully open and fully close position. Reproduced with permission from Le and Sotiropoulos (2012a).
