Biomechanical properties and microstructure of human ventricular myocardium
G Sommer, AJ Schriefl, M Andrä, M Sacherer… - Acta biomaterialia, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …
myocardium material properties for the description of phenomena such as mechano-electric …
Quantification of shear deformations and corresponding stresses in the biaxially tested human myocardium
G Sommer, DC Haspinger, M Andrä… - Annals of biomedical …, 2015 - Springer
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 …
mechanoelectrical function of the human myocardium in health and disease. Such …
Regional mechanical properties of passive myocardium
VP Novak, FCP Yin, JD Humphrey - Journal of biomechanics, 1994 - Elsevier
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 …
requires complete information on regional material properties which, surprisingly, is not …
Verification of cardiac mechanics software: benchmark problems and solutions for testing active and passive material behaviour
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 …
models are characterized by a high level of complexity, including the particular anisotropic …
Quantification of the mechanical properties of noncontracting canine myocardium under simultaneous biaxial loading
FCP Yin, RK Strumpf, PH Chew, SL Zeger - Journal of biomechanics, 1987 - Elsevier
Detailed understanding of cardiac mechanics depends upon accurate and complete
characterization of the three-dimensional properties of both normal and diseased …
characterization of the three-dimensional properties of both normal and diseased …
Constitutive modelling of passive myocardium: a structurally based framework for material characterization
GA Holzapfel, RW Ogden - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
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 …
discuss the main features of the mechanical response of passive myocardium tissue, which …
Mechanics and material properties of the heart using an anatomically accurate mathematical model
M Nash - 1998 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
Global and regional mechanics of the cardiac ventricles were investigated using an
anatomicallyaccurate computational model formulated from concise mathematical …
anatomicallyaccurate computational model formulated from concise mathematical …
Structure and function of the diastolic heart: material properties of passive myocardium
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 …
extent of the extracellular connective tissue matrix in the heart are important determinants of …
A contemporary look at biomechanical models of myocardium
Understanding and predicting the mechanical behavior of myocardium under healthy and
pathophysiological conditions are vital to developing novel cardiac therapies and promoting …
pathophysiological conditions are vital to developing novel cardiac therapies and promoting …
Influence of myocardial fiber/sheet orientations on left ventricular mechanical contraction
TSE Eriksson, AJ Prassl, G Plank… - … and Mechanics of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …
orthotropic, that is, there are three mutually orthogonal axes along which both electrical and …