Electromechanical Modeling of Cardiac Tissues

Abstract

We present and discuss an electromechanical model
\nof a cardiac-type excitable tissue that accounts for
\nlarge deformations and involves a three-variables
\nionic dynamics. In particular, we exploit a novel
\npoint of view presented in [Nardinocchi, 2007]
\nwhich introduces the notion of active deformation
\nas opposed to that of active stress.