Abstract
A noninvasive method for estimating myocardial material properties in vivo would be of great value in the design and evaluation of new surgical and medical strategies to treat and/or prevent heart failure. Once the material properties for the myocardium are established, the effect of therapeutic changes on regional geometry (i.e., surgical remodeling) and/or material properties (i.e., medicine, gene therapy, and cell therapy) can be evaluated and the success or failure of a proposed therapy predicted. With clinical experience, such a method could be used as a diagnostic modality to risk stratify patients early after a myocardial infarction (MI) who are at risk for adverse remodeling and the development of heart failure.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Patient-Specific Modeling of the Cardiovascular System |
Subtitle of host publication | Technology-Driven Personalized Medicine |
Pages | 131-144 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781441966919 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
Bibliographical note
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine