A mechanical characterization of the porcine atria at the healthy stage and after ventricular tachypacing

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Bellini, Chiara ^a   Di Martino, Elena S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AVERAGE ERRORS; BIAXIAL TESTS; CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LIGHT; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONSHIPS; FEM SIMULATIONS; FIBER BUNDLES; FUNG MODEL; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; TISSUE SPECIMENS; TWO-MATERIALS;

ANISOTROPY; DISEASES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

TISSUE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYPACING; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BIOMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; HEALTH; HEART ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE; MECHANICS; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWINE; TIME;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUIDAE; SUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEALTH; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RABBITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859924995     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4006026     Document Type: Article

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