Table 1.

Seven variations of myofiber orientation and myocyte sheet angles assigned to the FE model (angles in degrees), as well as the resulting MSE values from the material parameter optimization.

	Fiber angle at epicardium	Fiber angle at endocardium	Sheet angle at epicardium	Sheet angle at endocardium	MSE values
1	−20	40	−45	45	7.283
2	−30	60	−45	45	7.166
3	−40	80	−45	45	7.033
4	−45	90	−45	45	6.984
5	−70	90	−45	45	7.017
6	−40	80	−30	30	7.242
7	−40	80	−60	60	6.999

MSE: mean squared error.

Shaded cells represent average measured values from LeGrice et al.⁵ and Lee et al.¹³