An integrated electromechanical-growth heart model for simulating cardiac therapies

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 791-803

  Lee, Lik Chuan ^a   Sundnes, Joakim ^b   Genet, Martin ^c   Wenk, Jonathan F ^d   Wall, Samuel T ^b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b SIMULA RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Norway)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioinjection therapy; Cardiac electromechanics; Finite element modeling; Growth and remodeling; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; HEART;

BIOINJECTION THERAPY; CARDIAC ELECTROMECHANICS; CARDIAC GROWTH; CARDIAC REMODELING; ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; GROWTH AND REMODELING; HEART MODEL; LEFT VENTRICULAR; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HEART CYCLE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED ELECTROMECHANICAL GROWTH HEART MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIASTOLE; ELASTICITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE CELL; VASCULAR REMODELING;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIASTOLE; ELASTICITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRESSURE; VASCULAR REMODELING; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84941702411     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-015-0723-8     Document Type: Article

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