ABSTRACT

Apical End (Due to LV Contraction) ................................................................... 169 6.4 Results ................................................................................................................................. 169

6.4.1 Flowchart of P rocedure to C ompute Principal Stresses ................................... 169 6.4.2 Active Torque and Axial Compressive Force Induced in the LV .................... 170 6.4.3 LV Myocardial Wall Stresses ................................................................................ 170 6.4.4 Principal Stresses and Principal Angle .............................................................. 171 6.4.5 Principal Stress versus Principal Strain: Constitutive Relationship of the

Myocardial Fibers .................................................................................................. 173 6.4.6 Induced Torque versus Twist Angle and Principal Angle versus Twist Angle ....173