On the uniqueness of quasi-static solutions of some linear models of left ventricular mechanics

Math Biosci. 1990 May;99(2):195-203. doi: 10.1016/0025-5564(90)90004-i.

Abstract

We review two models describing the material properties of heart muscle: the fluid-fiber model and the fluid-fiber-collagen model. We show that the fluid-fiber description gives rise to non-uniqueness when used in ventricular modeling while the fluid-fiber-collagen description does not. We derive a general cavity pressure-volume relation for an extended class family of linear models of the heart's left ventricle.

MeSH terms

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Heart / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Linear Models
  • Mathematics
  • Models, Cardiovascular
  • Ventricular Function, Left