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Introduction to Cardiac Mechanics, III: Fiber Architecture of the Heart and its Valves

Charles S. Peskin, Courant Institute, NYU

This lecture is an attempt at mathematical anatomy, the goal being to derive the anatomy of the heart, especially its fiber architecture, from first principles. This will be done for the left ventricle, and for the aortic valve.

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