Numerical Approximation of the Electromechanical Coupling in the Left Ventricle with Inclusion of the Purkinje Network
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Workshop Talk at INdAM Workshop - Mathematical and Numerical Modeling of the Cardiovascular System, Rome, Italy
Workshop talk on numerical approximation of electromechanical coupling in the left ventricle, including the Purkinje network. The model couples electrical propagation along a one-dimensional Purkinje network with the three-dimensional electrophysiology of the ventricular muscle, which in turn drives the active mechanical contraction of the tissue. The talk presented a segregated numerical strategy for this multiphysics problem and discussed how including the Purkinje network affects the simulated activation and contraction of the ventricle.
The segregated electromechanical coupling strategy presented in the talk is detailed in: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering (2018) ยท Imagine Math 6 Book Chapter