Table 2.
Mitral valve leaflet material properties corresponding to the constitutive law from Quapp and Weiss. [34] The subscript ‘cir’ represents the exponential response in the circumferential direction and the subscript ‘rad’ represents the radial direction.
| Leaflet | C1 (kPa) | C2 (kPa) | C3,cir (kPa) | C3,cir | C4,rad (kPa) | C4,rad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anterior | 100 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 25 | 1.0 | 23 |
| Posterior | 40 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.0 | 16 |