A Structural Model of the Left Ventricle Including Muscle Fibres and Coronary Vessels: Mechanical Behaviour in Normal Conditions

Meccanica

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-70

  Redaelli, Alberto ^a   Pietrabissa, Riccardo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological structures; Biomechanics; Cardiac mechanics; Gardenhose effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344593377     PISSN: 00256455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004229015882     Document Type: Article

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