TABLE 1.

Maximum stretches in the in-plane and shear directions during equibiaxial tests. Data are presented as mean ± SEM.

Ventricle	λ L	λ C	k LC (shear)	k CL (shear)
LV (n = 7)	$1\text{.}14\pm \text{0}\text{.}02$	$1\text{.}19\pm \text{0}\text{.}02$	$1\text{.}04\pm \text{0}\text{.}01$ a , b	$1\text{.}02\pm \text{0}\text{.}02$ a , b
RV (n = 7)	$1\text{.}20\pm \text{0}\text{.}02$	$1\text{.}14\pm \text{0}\text{.}01$	$1\text{.}02\pm \text{0}\text{.}01$ a , b	$1\text{.}03\pm \text{0}\text{.}01$ a , b

^a p < 0.001 vs. λ _L .

^b p < 0.001 vs. λ _C .

λ _L , stretch in the longitudinal direction; λ _C , stretch in the circumferential direction; k _LC and k _CL , stretches in the shear directions.