Scientists uncover Leonardo da Vinci’s 500-year-old human heart mystery

Scientists have found answers to questions asked by Leonardo da Vinci about the heart's specifics, Report says, Nature journal wrote. 

A group of researchers from several European institutions have studied the structure of the trabeculae, a complex network of muscle fibers that outline the inner surface of the heart writes BGNES.

Leonardo da Vinci was the first person in history to seal trabeculae and fractal particles in a drawing. According to him, they work to "warm" the blood. However, the scientist does not reveal how this happens.

As part of the study, the researchers used artificial intelligence to analyze 25,000 heart images obtained after MRI. Experts have found that the rough surface of the heart ventricles allows blood to flow "more efficiently" during each heartbeat. For comparison, they bring the small pits of a golf ball, which will enable it to roll better on the surface. At the same time, the destruction of the trabeculae can provoke heart disease, they added.