Abstract: The mitral valve (MV) is the left atrioventricular heart valve that regulates blood flow between the left atrium and left ventricle (LV) during the cardiac cycle. Contrary to the aortic valve (AV), the MV is an intimately ...

Abstract: Myocardial contractility of the left ventricle (LV) plays an essential role in maintaining normal pump function. A recent ex vivo experimental study showed that cardiomyocyte force generation varies across the three ...