Abstract: A simple mathematical model capable of simulating the major biomechanical attributes of contracting cardiac muscle is presented. This model is based on the phenomenological observations on heart ...

Abstract: Measurements of segmental deformation made on papillary muscles obtained from cat, rabbit, dog and pig hearts suggest that the deformational behavior in these specimens is appreciably nonuniform ...

Abstract: There is concern among researchers whether the passive muscle properties, characterized by purely passive material testing procedures, are an appropriate representation of the actual passive component ...

Abstract: A quantitative mechanical description of the heart organ requires information on the mechanical behavior of its muscle in reasonable unity and completeness. In this respect, a fundamental ...