The effect of hydrogel injection on cardiac function and myocardial mechanics in a computational post-infarction model

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1185-1195

  Kortsmit, Jeroen ^a   Davies, Neil H ^a   Miller, Renee ^a   Macadangdang, Jesse R ^a,b   Zilla, Peter ^a   Franz, Thomas ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (South Africa)

Author keywords

finite element model; hydrogel; injection therapy; myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC FUNCTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS; HEART MODEL; HYDROGEL LAYERS; INJECTION OF POLYMERS; LEFT VENTRICLES; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEART; HYDROGELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART CYCLE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART STRESS; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HYDROGEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SIMULATION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84887056787     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2012.656611     Document Type: Article

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