Abstract
A porous-medium approach is used for modeling mechanics of the left ventricle (LV) of the heart. As a first approximation, a one-dimensional configuration is adopted. Motion of the endocardium and epicardium is formulated explicitly as a periodic function of time, and the mass and momentum balance equations are solved analytically. Detailed blood pressure and velocity profiles in the LV cavity are obtained. Separate expressions are derived for the fluid pressure in the myocardium, the relative fluid-solid velocity, and the stress distribution in the solid portion of the wall.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 15-32 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Mathematical Biosciences |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1986 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics and Probability
- Modeling and Simulation
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Immunology and Microbiology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Applied Mathematics