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Effect of Patch Mechanical Properties on Right Ventricle Function Using MRI-Based Two-Layer AnisotropicModels of Human Right and Left Ventricles

Dalin Tang¹, Chun Yang^1,2, Tal Geva^3,4, Glenn Gaudette⁴, and Pedro J. del Nido⁵

1 Corresponding author, dtang@wpi.edu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA 01609, USA
2 School of Mathematical Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Laboratory of Mathematics and Complex Systems, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
3 Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA 02115 USA
4 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA 01609, USA
5 Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 USA