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Influence of atrial contraction dynamics on cardiac function
Author(s) -
Land  Sander,
Niederer Steven Alexander
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in biomedical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.741
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2040-7947
pISSN - 2040-7939
DOI - 10.1002/cnm.2931
Subject(s) - atrial fibrillation , contraction (grammar) , cardiology , electrophysiology , medicine , cardiac cycle , cardiac electrophysiology , cardiac function curve , heart failure
In recent years, there has been a move from monoventricular or biventricular models of the heart, to more complex models that incorporate the electromechanical function in all 4 chambers. However, the biophysical foundation is still underdeveloped, with most work in atrial cellular models having focused on electrophysiological properties. Here, we present a biophysical model of human atrial contraction at body temperature and use it to study the effects of atrial contraction on whole organ function and a study of the effects of remodelling due to atrial fibrillation on atrial and ventricular function.

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