Electromechanical feedback with reduced cellular connectivity alters electrical activity in an infarct injured left ventricle: A finite element model study

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 302, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Wall, Samuel T ^a   Guccione, Julius M ^b   Ratcliffe, Mark B ^b   Sundnes, Joakim S ^a,c  

^a SIMULA RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Infarct; Left ventricle; Mechanics; Mechanoelectric feedback; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART STRESS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MYOCARDIUM STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE;

EID: 84255171044     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00272.2011     Document Type: Article

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