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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Mech. 2020 Aug 11;61(1):131–146. doi: 10.1007/s11340-020-00643-z

Table-2:

Model parameters for LV mechanics

Description Parameter Pig 1 Pig 2 Pig 3 Pig 4
Material parameter, kPa C 0.077 0.06 0.0094 0.0054
Material parameter bff 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0
Material parameter bxx 26.6 26.6 26.6 26.6
Material parameter bfs 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3
Isometric tension under maximal activation, kPa Tmax 45 61.3 51.1 57.2
Peak intracellular calcium concentration, μM Ca0 4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35
Maximum peak intracellular calcium concentration, μM (Ca0)max 4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35
Governs shape of peak isometric tension-sarcomere length relation, μm−1 B 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75
Sarcomere length at which no active tension develops, μm l0 1.58 1.58 1.58 1.58
Time to peak tension, ms t0 320 270 300 270
Slope of linear relaxation duration-sarcomere length relation, ms μm−1 m 240 265 240 220
Time-intercept of linear relaxation duration-sarcomere length relation, ms b −220 −255 −220 −220
Relaxed sarcomere length, μn Ir 1.85 1.85 1.85 1.85
Windkessel Parameter Baseline model
Aortic valve compliance, ml Pa ca 0.0075 0.0025 0.0073 0.0035
Peripheral resistance, Pa ms ml−1 Rp 170000 110500 48000 70000
Aortic valve resistance, Pa ms ml−1 Ra 9000 0.000005 0.00005 1000
Windkessel parameter Acute overload model
Aortic valve compliance, ml Pa ca 0.0055 0.0014 0.004 0.0028
Peripheral resistance, Pa ms ml−1 Rp 12000000 37570000 18000000 23760000
Aortic valve resistance, Pa ms ml−1 Ra 20000 50000 40000 17000