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Figure 8.2. Coronary vasculature (shown) coupled to the deforming myocardium (transparent). The grey-level coding represents the
pressure acting on the coronary vessels during the myocardial contraction (dark – zero pressure, light – peak pressure). The
deformation states are (from left to right): resting state, early contraction, and peak contraction. Courtesy of Dr Nic Smith,
University of Oxford.