Effect of myocardial heterogeneity on ventricular electro-mechanical responses: a computational study

Abstract Background The heart wall exhibits three layers of different thicknesses: the outer epicardium, mid-myocardium, and inner endocardium. Among these layers, the mid-myocardium is typically the thickest. As indicated by preliminary studies, heart-wall layers exhibit various characteristics wit...

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Main Authors: Nida Dusturia, Seong Wook Choi, Kwang Soup Song, Ki Moo Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12938-019-0640-7