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Regional Mechanical Properties And Microstructure Of Ovine Heart Chambers, Shahnaz Javani
Regional Mechanical Properties And Microstructure Of Ovine Heart Chambers, Shahnaz Javani
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Mechanical properties of cardiac tissue play an important role in the normal heart function. As a baseline for understanding of physiology and pathophysiology of the heart, and for development and validation of new therapies, it is crucial to first understand the mechanical behavior of the normal heart tissue. Although heart chambers have the same embryonic origin, differences in the development of mechanical properties are expected to manifest over time during the adulthood period. Therefore, the goal of this study was to determine the passive mechanical properties of all heart chambers through a paired comparison study in an ovine model. Ovine …