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. 2020 Feb 20;128(5):1106–1122. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00450.2019

Table A1.

Passive and active material properties: inputs to the LV model

Parameter Parameter Value Units Reference
A – scaling parameter for LV’s passive stiffness A 0.1 kPa 29
bff – stiffness in fiber direction bff 29.9 29
bxx – shear stiffness normal to fiber direction bxx 13.3 29
bfx – shear stiffness in fiber direction bfx 26.6 29
ef0epi – fiber orientation in the epicardium ef0epi −60 deg 29
ef0endo – fiber orientation in the endocardium ef0endo +60 deg 29
Tmax – isometric tension under maximal activation Tmax 200.0 kPa 30
Ca0 – peak intracellular calcium concentration Ca0 4.35 μm 30
(Ca0)max – maximum peak intracellular calcium concentration (Ca0)max 4.35 μm 30
B – shape of peak isometric tension-sarcomere length relation B 4.75 μm−1 30
l0 – sarcomere length at which there is no active force l0 1.58 μm 30
t0 – time to peak tension t0 151 ms 30
m – slope of linear relaxation duration-sarcomere length relation M 1,048 ms/μm 30
b – relaxation rate b −1,429 ms 30
lr – relaxed sarcomere length lr 1.85 μm 30

LV, left ventricle.