Electromechanical modelling and in silico analysis of a rat cardiac syncytium

Abstract

none4noIn this paper we studied the mechanics and physiology occurring during the contraction of a 2D syncytium made of rat cardiomyocytes by carrying out numerical simulations of an electromechanical model for its cell and tissue components. Our model was qualitatively compared with experimental results taken from literature and it gave us optimistic outputs providing a tool for future studies into cardiac mechanisms and contraction even in a 3D environment.openDel Bianco F, Colli Franzone P, Scacchi S, Fassina LDEL BIANCO, Fabrizio; Colli Franzone, P; Scacchi, S; Fassina,