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Fig. 3 | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Fig. 3

From: Left ventricular flow dynamics by cardiac imaging techniques in heart failure patients: state of the art

Fig. 3

Left ventricle (LV) longitudinal (apical-basal) hemodynamic forces (HDFs) in a normal athlete. Left top. Time profile of the apical-basal LV HDFs. The main intracardiac events during individual time intervals are indicated, together with markers of end-diastole (ED) and end-systole (ES). Left bottom. LV volume curve. Right. Intensity-weighted polar histogram, showing the distribution and intensity of the LV HDFs during the entire heartbeat as red isosceles triangles. HDFs are directed longitudinally (apex-base direction). ECG: electrocardiogram

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

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