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 …
and systolic cardiac function. Myocardial stiffness represents the resistance of this tissue to …
Advances in computational modelling for personalised medicine after myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction (MI) is a leading cause of premature morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Determining which patients will experience heart failure and sudden cardiac death after an …
Determining which patients will experience heart failure and sudden cardiac death after an …
[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis of nonlinear viscoelastic models across common biomechanical experiments
W Zhang, A Capilnasiu, D Nordsletten - Journal of Elasticity, 2021 - Springer
Biomechanical modeling has a wide range of applications in the medical field, including in
diagnosis, treatment planning and tissue engineering. The key to these predictive models …
diagnosis, treatment planning and tissue engineering. The key to these predictive models …
An efficient and accurate method for modeling nonlinear fractional viscoelastic biomaterials
Computational biomechanics plays an important role in biomedical engineering: using
modeling to understand pathophysiology, treatment and device design. While experimental …
modeling to understand pathophysiology, treatment and device design. While experimental …
Soft robotic artificial left ventricle simulator capable of reproducing myocardial biomechanics
The heart's intricate myocardial architecture has been called the Gordian knot of anatomy,
an impossible tangle of intricate muscle fibers. This complexity dictates equally complex …
an impossible tangle of intricate muscle fibers. This complexity dictates equally complex …
[HTML][HTML] An implementation of patient-specific biventricular mechanics simulations with a deep learning and computational pipeline
Parameterised patient-specific models of the heart enable quantitative analysis of cardiac
function as well as estimation of regional stress and intrinsic tissue stiffness. However, the …
function as well as estimation of regional stress and intrinsic tissue stiffness. However, the …
Left ventricular diastolic myocardial stiffness and end-diastolic myofibre stress in human heart failure using personalised biomechanical analysis
Understanding the aetiology of heart failure with preserved (HFpEF) and reduced (HFrEF)
ejection fraction requires knowledge of biomechanical factors such as diastolic myocardial …
ejection fraction requires knowledge of biomechanical factors such as diastolic myocardial …
The effects of viscoelasticity on residual strain in aortic soft tissues
Residual stress is thought to play a critical role in modulating stress distributions in soft
biological tissues and in maintaining the mechanobiological stress environment of cells …
biological tissues and in maintaining the mechanobiological stress environment of cells …
Gaussian process emulation to accelerate parameter estimation in a mechanical model of the left ventricle: a critical step towards clinical end-user relevance
In recent years, we have witnessed substantial advances in the mathematical modelling of
the biomechanical processes underlying the dynamics of the cardiac soft-tissue. Gao et …
the biomechanical processes underlying the dynamics of the cardiac soft-tissue. Gao et …
[HTML][HTML] Modelling of fibre dispersion and its effects on cardiac mechanics from diastole to systole
Detailed fibre architecture plays a crucial role in myocardial mechanics both passively and
actively. Strong interest has been attracted over decades in mathematical modelling of …
actively. Strong interest has been attracted over decades in mathematical modelling of …