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. 2012 Jul 26;8(7):e1002611. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002611

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Pluijmert et al.

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A: The ellipsoidally shaped finite element (FE) mesh of the left ventricle (LV) consists of 60 elements and is incorporated in a lumped parameter model of the circulation. AV, aortic valve; , arterial compliance; , venous compliance; MV, mitral valve; , arterial resistance; , peripheral resistance; , venous resistance; , zero-pressure arterial volume; , zero-pressure venous volume. B: Description of myofiber orientation vector in the unloaded state by helix angle and transverse angle using a local cardiac coordinate system {, , }.

Inline graphic — A: The ellipsoidally shaped finite element (FE) mesh of the left ventricle (LV) consists of 60 elements and is incorporated in a lumped parameter model of the circulation. AV, aortic valve; , arterial compliance; , venous compliance; MV, mitral valve; , arterial resistance; , peripheral resistance; , venous resistance; , zero-pressure arterial volume; , zero-pressure venous volume. B: Description of myofiber orientation vector in the unloaded state by helix angle and transverse angle using a local cardiac coordinate system {, , }.