DOI: 10.5821/dissertation-2117-116302
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Fluid-electro-mechanical model of the human heart for supercomputers

Alfonso Santiago

Abstract: The heart is a complex system. From the transmembrane cell activity to the spatial organization in helicoidal fibers, it includes several spatial and temporal scales. The heart muscle is surrounded by two main tissues that modulate how it deforms: the pericardium and the blood. The former constrains the epicardial surface and the latter exerts a force in the endocardium. The main function of this peculiar muscle is to pump blood to the pulmonary and systemic circulations. In this way, solid dynamics of the hea… Show more

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