Measurement of left ventricular deformation during epicardial suction

Ruth J. Okamoto, Julius M. Guccione, Michael J. Moulton, Michael K. Pasque

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Abstract

Epicardial suction is proposed as a new test method for determining the material properties of ventricular myocardium that allows deformation to be measured in multiple locations on an intact, isolated, arrested heart. The method is validated using a canine heart arrested during diastole, a square suction cup to apply suction to a region of ventricular epicardium, and magnetic resonance imaging for deformation measurement. The radial strain was positive near the endocardium and became negative near the epicardium and the circumferential strain was negative near the endocardium and the midwall, in good agreement with finite element model predictions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages255-256
Number of pages2
StatePublished - 1995
EventProceedings of the 1995 ASME International Mechanical Congress and Exposition - San Francisco, CA, USA
Duration: Nov 12 1995Nov 17 1995

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 1995 ASME International Mechanical Congress and Exposition
CitySan Francisco, CA, USA
Period11/12/9511/17/95

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