Fig. 2

Simulation results of the edema formation using Eqs. (1), (4), (19) and (20) considering the model parameters presented in Tables 1, 2 and 3 with initial and boundary conditions defined in Table 4 after 5h of simulation. Panels A and B show the interactions between a pathogen infection and leukocytes considering an initial infection on edematous epicardium, while panels C and D show its consequences to interstitial fluid pressure and the displacement field