Mechanical behaviour of ventricular aneurysms

✍ Scribed by I. Mirsky; P.L. McGill; R.F. Janz

• Book ID: 104272272
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1978
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 584 KB
• Volume: 40
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1522-9602
• DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8240(78)80048-2

✦ Synopsis

A mathematical model describes the mechanical behaviour of ventricular aneurysms assuming a spherical geometry for the left ventricle. Employing pressure volume data obtained from normal dog hearts 1 2 hours after infarction, conditions are obtained on infarct thickness and angle of damage for ventricular rupture to occur. The results indicate that rupture is more likely to occur in the early period following infarction and that the dominant factor is the per cent thickness of the infarct.