In the heart, it has been customary to describe the three principal strain components as longitudinal ( in the direction of the long axis of the ventricles ), circumferential ( in the direction of the ventricular circumference ), and transmural ( the deformation across the wall.
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Due to this, and the fact that the left ventricle in normal conditions contract with a relatively invariant outer contour, the longitudinal strain contains the main information, while transmural strain ( wall thickening ) is a function of wall shortening, wall thickness and chamber diameter, while circumferential shortening is mainly a function of wall thickening.
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Treacy's wife Evelyn says the jury awarded her and her husband $ 10, 000, and that Mrs . Brickley is appealing the decision . ( An extremely congenial Richard Brickley Sr . confirmed a few of these facts, but declined to be quoted on the transmural litigation . ) She's " a totally cuckoo person, " Ms . T . says of Ms . B . " She didn't behave in the way a Beacon Hill lady should behave ."
