In the multidisciplinary field of heart research it is of utmost importance to identify accurate
myocardium material properties for the description of phenomena such as mechano-electric …

One goal of cardiac research is to perform numerical simulations to describe/reproduce the
mechanoelectrical function of the human myocardium in health and disease. Such …

There is considerable interest in calculating regional stresses in the heart. This, in turn,
requires complete information on regional material properties which, surprisingly, is not …

Models of cardiac mechanics are increasingly used to investigate cardiac physiology. These
models are characterized by a high level of complexity, including the particular anisotropic …

Detailed understanding of cardiac mechanics depends upon accurate and complete
characterization of the three-dimensional properties of both normal and diseased …

In this paper, we first of all review the morphology and structure of the myocardium and
discuss the main features of the mechanical response of passive myocardium tissue, which …

Global and regional mechanics of the cardiac ventricles were investigated using an
anatomicallyaccurate computational model formulated from concise mathematical …

ABSTRACT A considerable body of indirect evidence indicates that the characteristics and
extent of the extracellular connective tissue matrix in the heart are important determinants of …

Understanding and predicting the mechanical behavior of myocardium under healthy and
pathophysiological conditions are vital to developing novel cardiac therapies and promoting …

At any point in space the material properties of the myocardium are characterized as
orthotropic, that is, there are three mutually orthogonal axes along which both electrical and …