[PDF][PDF] Detailed structural assessment of healthy interventricular septum in the presence of remodeling infarct in the free wall–A finite element model

F Nemavhola - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Purpose Computational modelling may improve the fundamental understanding of various
mechanisms of diseases more particularly related to clinical challenges. In this study the …

Mechanics of the septal wall may be affected by the presence of fibrotic infarct in the free wall at end-systole

F Nemavhola - International Journal of Medical …, 2019 - inderscienceonline.com
The relationship between infarct mechanics and ventricular function of the septal wall in the
presence of fibrotic infarct in the free wall remains poorly understood. This study compares …

Fibrotic infarction on the LV free wall may alter the mechanics of healthy septal wall during passive filling

F Nemavhola - Bio-medical materials and engineering, 2017 - content.iospress.com
The effect of myocardial infarction on the global functioning of the heart is well known. Less
is understood regarding the effect of LV fibrotic infarction on the cardiac mechanics of the …

A 2D finite element model of the interventricular septum under normal and abnormal loading

GS Nelson, EY Sayed-Ahmed… - Computer Methods in …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
The interventricular septum is the structure that separates the left and right ventricles of the
heart. Under normal loading conditions, it is concave to the left ventricle, but under abnormal …

[HTML][HTML] The interventricular septum is biomechanically distinct from the ventricular free walls

M Nguyen-Truong, W Liu, C Doherty, K LeBar… - Bioengineering, 2021 - mdpi.com
The interventricular septum contributes to the pumping function of both ventricles. However,
unlike the ventricular wall, its mechanical behavior remains largely unknown. To fill the …

[HTML][HTML] 3D echo-based patient-specific computational left ventricle models to quantify material properties and stress/strain differences between ventricles with and …

R Fan, D Tang, J Yao, C Yang, D Xu - Computer modeling in …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Identifying ventricle material properties and its infarct area after heart attack noninvasively is
of great important in clinical applications. An echo-based computational modeling approach …

[HTML][HTML] mathematical modeling of cardiovascular systems: from physiology to the clinic

G Kassab, J Guccione - Frontiers in physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Biomedical research has enjoyed an eruption of reductionism where organs are reduced to
their respective tissues, cells, and molecules. Although reductionism (including proteomic …

Biomechanics of infarcted left ventricle: a review of modelling

W Li - Biomedical Engineering Letters, 2020 - Springer
Mathematical modelling in biomechanics of infarcted left ventricle (LV) serves as an
indispensable tool for remodelling mechanism exploration, LV biomechanical property …

The effect of over-loaded right ventricle during passive filling in rat heart: A biventricular finite element model

F Masithulela - ASME International Mechanical …, 2015 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The physiological basis of the right ventricle diastolic function is not well studied. In most
heart failure, heart transplantation remains the first choice with survival ranges between 40 …

Active contraction of the cardiac ventricle and distortion of the microstructural architecture

S Pezzuto, D Ambrosi - International journal for numerical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The shortening of the myocardial fibers is the microstructural engine that produces the
contraction of the cardiac muscle. The complex interplay between fibers shortening and …