Research Article
Free Tools and Strategies for the Generation of 3D Finite Element Meshes: Modeling of the Cardiac Structures
Table 1
Values used to define the heart model. Considering the diastolic dimensions of an adult heart [
27–
29].
| Structure | Dimension (cm) | Longest axis (cm) |
| Left atrium | 2.1–3.0 | 4.6 | Right atrium | 1.9–4.4 | 5.3 | Left ventricle | 3.1–3.8 | 4.3 | Right ventricle | 2.1–3.7 | 4.2 | Aorta | 2.5 | — | Pulmonary artery | 2.5 | — | Bicuspid valve | 2.5 | — | Tricuspid valve | 3.0 | — | Aortic valve | 2.4 | — | Pulmonary valve | 2.3 | — | Interventricular septum | 0.8–1.2 | 4.0 |
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