Abstract
Myocardial fibrosis is a pathological process that occurs during heart failure (HF). It involves microstructural remodeling of normal myocardial tissue, and consequent changes in both cardiac geometry and function. The role of myocardial structural remodeling in the progression of HF remains poorly understood. We propose a constitutive modeling framework, informed by high-resolution images of cardiac tissue structure, to model the mechanical response of normal and fibrotic myocardium. This image-driven constitutive modeling approach allows us to better reproduce and understand the relationship between structural and functional remodeling of ventricular myocardium during HF.
Originalsprache | englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 211-221 |
Fachzeitschrift | International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics |
Jahrgang | 17 |
Ausgabenummer | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 17 Mai 2016 |
Schlagwörter
- Myocardial fibrosis
- constitutive properties
- finite element modelling
- confocal imaging
- diastolic heart failure