The heart pumps blood to maintain circulation and ensure the delivery of oxygenated blood
to all the organs of the body. Mechanics play a critical role in governing and regulating heart …

Advances in ventricular assist device (VAD) technology for the treatment of end‐stage
congestive heart failure (CHF) are needed to cope with the increasing numbers of patients …

Identification of in vivo passive biomechanical properties of healthy human myocardium from
regular clinical data is essential for subject-specific modelling of left ventricle (LV). In this …

Purpose Heart failure is a worldwide epidemic that is unlikely to change as the population
ages and life expectancy increases. We sought to detail significant recent improvements to …

Computational methods for modeling of patient-specific mechanics of the heart and the
circulatory system are developed. The 3-dimensionally resolved heart is coupled to a …

Valvular insufficiency affects cardiac responses and the pumping efficacy of left ventricular
assist devices (LVADs) when patients undergo LVAD therapy. Knowledge of the effect of …

Abstract Heart Failure, sometimes called Congestive Heart Failure, is a collection of
pathological disruptions in which the heart is unable to pump blood properly. It affects over 6 …

The role of pulsatile unloading in hemodynamic changes in intraventricular flow and
ventricular wall stress remains unknown. In this study, a finite element model of the left …

Background Hemodynamic characteristics of the interaction influence among support level
and model of LVAD, and coupling β-blocker has not been reported. Methods In this study …

Myocardial infarction (MI) occurs when the coronary arteries that supply blood to the
myocardial tissue of the heart become blocked, triggering a dynamic wound healing …