Equivalent hemodynamics can be generated by the left ventricle with or without a transmural gradient of systolic wall thickening, suggesting such a gradient is not a fundamental property of contracting LV myocardium.
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Challenges assumption of transmural gradient as essential for LV contraction in sheep; leaves open relevance to human myocardium.
Cheng et al. (2004) studied this question.
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