Multiphysics and multiscale modelling, data–model fusion and integration of organ physiology in the clinic: ventricular cardiac mechanics

R Chabiniok, VY Wang… - Interface …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
With heart and cardiovascular diseases continually challenging healthcare systems
worldwide, translating basic research on cardiac (patho) physiology into clinical care is …

A guide for assessment of myocardial stiffness in health and disease

JC Villalobos Lizardi, J Baranger, MB Nguyen… - Nature Cardiovascular …, 2022 - nature.com
Myocardial stiffness is an intrinsic property of the myocardium that influences both diastolic
and systolic cardiac function. Myocardial stiffness represents the resistance of this tissue to …

Integrated heart—coupling multiscale and multiphysics models for the simulation of the cardiac function

A Quarteroni, T Lassila, S Rossi… - Computer Methods in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mathematical modeling of the human heart and its function can expand our understanding of
various cardiac diseases, which remain the most common cause of death in the developed …

The importance of the pericardium for cardiac biomechanics: from physiology to computational modeling

MR Pfaller, JM Hörmann, M Weigl, A Nagler… - … and modeling in …, 2019 - Springer
The human heart is enclosed in the pericardial cavity. The pericardium consists of a layered
thin sac and is separated from the myocardium by a thin film of fluid. It provides a fixture in …

A monolithic 3D‐0D coupled closed‐loop model of the heart and the vascular system: experiment‐based parameter estimation for patient‐specific cardiac mechanics

M Hirschvogel, M Bassilious… - … journal for numerical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A model for patient‐specific cardiac mechanics simulation is introduced, incorporating a 3‐
dimensional finite element model of the ventricular part of the heart, which is coupled to a …

Studying dynamic myofiber aggregate reorientation in dilated cardiomyopathy using in vivo magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging

C Von Deuster, E Sammut, L Asner… - Circulation …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The objective of this study is to assess the dynamic alterations of myocardial
microstructure and strain between diastole and systole in patients with dilated …

[HTML][HTML] Robust and efficient fixed-point algorithm for the inverse elastostatic problem to identify myocardial passive material parameters and the unloaded reference …

L Marx, JA Niestrawska, MAF Gsell, F Caforio… - Journal of computational …, 2022 - Elsevier
Image-based computational models of the heart represent a powerful tool to shed new light
on the mechanisms underlying physiological and pathological conditions in cardiac function …

An integrated workflow for building digital twins of cardiac electromechanics—A multi-fidelity approach for personalising active mechanics

A Jung, MAF Gsell, CM Augustin, G Plank - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Personalised computer models of cardiac function, referred to as cardiac digital twins, are
envisioned to play an important role in clinical precision therapies of cardiovascular …

Quantitative characterization of viscoelastic behavior in tissue-mimicking phantoms and ex vivo animal tissues

A Maccabi, A Shin, NK Namiri, N Bajwa, M St. John… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Viscoelasticity of soft tissue is often related to pathology, and therefore, has become an
important diagnostic indicator in the clinical assessment of suspect tissue. Surgeons …

Changes and classification in myocardial contractile function in the left ventricle following acute myocardial infarction

H Gao, A Aderhold, K Mangion… - Journal of The …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In this research, we hypothesized that novel biomechanical parameters are discriminative in
patients following acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). To identify …