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Published in final edited form as: Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2009 Sep 13;9(2):213–223. doi: 10.1007/s10237-009-0172-3

Table 3.

List of simulation run times for two-stage approach and full-domain, fine-mesh model

Model	Element count	Equation #	Run time (h)
1. Full domain, coarse mesh, steady state solution at end-diastole, ten load steps	Solid: 216,076	Solid: 984,241	15
	Fluid: 300,215	Fluid: 230,996
		FSI: 57,950
2. Full domain, coarse mesh, transient solution with 26 cardiac phases	Solid: 216,076	Solid: 984,241	27
	Fluid: 300,215	Fluid: 230,996
		FSI: 57,950
3. Truncated model, fine mesh, steady state solution at peak stress state	Solid: 187,086	Solid: 1,213,644	9
	Fluid: 30,887	Fluid: 26,212
		FSI: 6,553
4. Full domain model capable of resolving stresses in region of interest. Steady-state solution at end-diastole, ten load steps	Solid: 343,227	Solid: 2,180,749	125^a
	Fluid: 300,215	Fluid: 230,996
		FSI: 57,950

CFD boundary conditions, material description, and meshes were the same for models 1, 2, and 4. Solids were nonlinear, hyperelastic and nearly incompressible

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Run time for model 4 is estimated from solution time for load steps 1–5, in comparison to same load steps for model 1