Abstract
The paper gives a bibliographical review of the finite element modelling and simulations in cardiovascular mechanics and cardiology from the theoretical as well as practical points of views. The bibliography lists references to papers, conference proceedings and theses/dissertations that were published between 1993 and 2004. At the end of this paper, more than 890 references are given dealing with subjects as: Cardiovascular soft tissue modelling; material properties; mechanisms of cardiovascular components; blood flow; artificial components; cardiac diseases examination; surgery; and other topics.
Acknowledgements
The bibliography presented in appendix is by no means complete but it gives a comprehensive representation of different finite element applications on the subjects. The author wishes to apologize for the unintentional exclusion of missing references and would appreciate receiving comments and pointers to other relevant literature for a future update. This bibliography can assist researchers interested in described subjects who do not have the access to large databases or are not willing to spend their time for own time-consuming information retrieval.