Ventricular wall stress (WS) is an important hemodynamic parameter to represent
myocardial oxygen demand and ventricular workload. The normalization of WS is regarded …

The role that mechanical forces play in shaping the structure and function of the heart is
critical to understanding heart formation and the etiology of disease but is challenging to …

Aims This study compared commonly used methods for calculating left ventricular wall stress
with the finite element analysis and evaluated different approaches to strain estimation. We …

Abstract Changes in myocardial stiffness may represent a valuable biomarker for early
tissue injury or adverse remodeling. In this study, we developed and validated a novel …

Non-invasive myocardial work (MW) by left ventricular (LV) pressure–strain loops (PSL) is a
novel method for assessing myocardial function while adjusting for afterload, yet pediatric …

Background Greater left ventricular (LV) wall stress is associated with adverse outcomes
among patients with prevalent heart failure (HF). Less is known about the association …

Accidental bromine spills are common and its large industrial stores risk potential terrorist
attacks. The mechanisms of bromine toxicity and effective therapeutic strategies are …

The contraction of the human heart is a complex process as a consequence of the
interaction of internal and external forces. In current clinical routine, the resulting …

Curvature-based three-dimensional cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) allows
regional function characterization without an external spatial frame of reference. However …

Purpose Left ventricular (LV) dysfunction can be assessed by quantifying LV structure. In this
study, physical parameters were extracted, including the systolic strain, wall stress, and …