Skip to main content
. 2023 Jan 18;14(2):296–314. doi: 10.1007/s13239-022-00651-1

Table 5.

Active tension parameters for the whole heart model.

Parameter Value Unit Description
Atria Ventricle
λ0 0.7 0.7 Minimum fiber stretch
temd 0.01 0.03 s Electro-mechanical delay
Speak 50 (RA), 80 (LA) 900 (RV), 450 (LV) kPa Peak isometric tension
tdur 0.22 0.54 s Duration of active contraction
τc0 0.06 0.25 s Base time constant of contraction
ld 5.0 5.0 Degree of length dependence
ldup 0.5 0.5 s Length dependence of upstroke time
τr 0.06 0.08 s Time constant of relaxation
tcycle 1.2 1.2 s Length of heart cycle