The evaluation of the aortic annulus displacement during cardiac cycle using magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract Background The stress in the ascending aorta results from many biomechanical factors including the geometry of the vessel and its maximum dimensions, arterial blood pressure and longitudinal systolic stretching due to heart motion. The stretching of the ascending aorta resulting from the lo...

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Main Authors: Tomasz Plonek, Mikolaj Berezowski, Jacek Kurcz, Przemyslaw Podgorski, Marek Sąsiadek, Bartosz Rylski, Andrzej Mysiak, Marek Jasinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-018-0891-4