Impact of Decreased Transmural Conduction Velocity on the Function of the Human Left Ventricle: A Simulation Study

Figure 3

(a) Effect of a 50% decrease of TCV on pressure rise in the LV during IVC. Pressure development obtained in the control simulation is compared with two normal pressure traces (in grey) digitized from literature [18, 19]. (b) Effect of a 50% decrease of TCV on distribution of stresses (in the direction of myofibres) across the LV wall (from endocardium—0% to epicardium—100%) in the end of IVC.

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