Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2012

Abstract

We present a fully coupled electromechanical model of the heart. The model integrates cardiac electrophysiology and cardiac mechanics through excitation-induced contraction and deformation-induced current. Numerical schemes based on finite element were implemented in a supercomputer. Numerical examples were presented using a thin cardiac tissue and a dog ventricle with realistic geometry. Performance of the parallel simulation scheme was studied. The model provides a useful tool to understand cardiovascular dynamics.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/927279

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This article has been funded by the University of Tennessee's Open Publishing Support Fund.

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