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Numerical simulation of the electromechanical activity of the heart

  • INRIA Rocquencourt
  • LNHE/CETMEF
  • Laboratoire de Mathématiques d'Orsay

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Abstract

We present numerical results obtained with a three-dimensional electromechanical model of the heart with a complete realistic anatomy. The electrical activity of the heart-torso domain is described by the bidomain equations in the heart and a Laplace equation in the torso. The mechanical model is based on a chemically-controlled contraction law of the myofibres integrated in a 3D continuum mechanics description accounting for large displacements and strains, and the main cardiovascular blood compartments are represented by simplified lumped models. We considered a normal case and a pathological condition and the medical indicators resulting from the simulations show physiological values, both for mechanical and electrical quantities of interest, in particular pressures, volumes and ECGs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFunctional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart - 5th International Conference, FIMH 2009, Proceedings
Pages357-365
Number of pages9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Aug 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event5th International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, FIMH 2009 - Nice, France
Duration: 3 Jun 20095 Jun 2009

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume5528
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, FIMH 2009
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityNice
Period3/06/095/06/09

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