Fluid mechanics of heart valves and their replacements
As the pulsatile cardiac blood flow drives the heart valve leaflets to open and close, the flow
in the vicinity of the valve resembles a pulsed jet through a nonaxisymmetric orifice with a …
in the vicinity of the valve resembles a pulsed jet through a nonaxisymmetric orifice with a …
[HTML][HTML] Biomechanics of cardiac function
AP Voorhees, HC Han - Comprehensive Physiology, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The heart pumps blood to maintain circulation and ensure the delivery of oxygenated blood
to all the organs of the body. Mechanics play a critical role in governing and regulating heart …
to all the organs of the body. Mechanics play a critical role in governing and regulating heart …
A technical review of minimally invasive mitral valve replacements
GL Preston-Maher, R Torii, G Burriesci - Cardiovascular engineering and …, 2015 - Springer
Mitral regurgitation is one of the most common forms of heart valve disorder, which may
result in heart failure. Due to the rapid ageing of the population, surgical repair and …
result in heart failure. Due to the rapid ageing of the population, surgical repair and …
New insights into mitral heart valve prolapse after chordae rupture through fluid–structure interaction computational modeling
A Caballero, W Mao, R McKay, C Primiano, S Hashim… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Mitral valve (MV) dynamics depends on a force balance across the mitral leaflets, the
chordae tendineae, the mitral annulus, the papillary muscles and the adjacent ventricular …
chordae tendineae, the mitral annulus, the papillary muscles and the adjacent ventricular …
On the mechanics of growing thin biological membranes
Despite their seemingly delicate appearance, thin biological membranes fulfill various
crucial roles in the human body and can sustain substantial mechanical loads. Unlike …
crucial roles in the human body and can sustain substantial mechanical loads. Unlike …
Effect of glutaraldehyde based cross-linking on the viscoelasticity of mitral valve basal chordae tendineae
M Constable, HE Burton, BM Lawless… - Biomedical Engineering …, 2018 - Springer
Background Mitral valve failure can require repair or replacement. Replacement
bioprosthetic valves are treated with glutaraldehyde prior to implantation. The aim of this …
bioprosthetic valves are treated with glutaraldehyde prior to implantation. The aim of this …
Fluid-structure interaction and structural simulation of high acceleration effects on surgical repaired human mitral valve biomechanics
Mitral valve dynamics depend on force stability in the mitral leaflets, the mitral annulus, the
chordae tendineae, and the papillary muscles. In chordal rupture conditions, the proper …
chordae tendineae, and the papillary muscles. In chordal rupture conditions, the proper …
The effect of acute pulmonary hypertension on tricuspid annular height, strain, and curvature in sheep
The tricuspid annulus shows significant alterations in patients with functional tricuspid
regurgitation–tricuspid valve dysfunction that is secondary to other diseases such as …
regurgitation–tricuspid valve dysfunction that is secondary to other diseases such as …
Some effects of different constitutive laws on FSI simulation for the mitral valve
In this paper, three different constitutive laws for mitral leaflets and two laws for chordae
tendineae are selected to study their effects on mitral valve dynamics with fluid-structure …
tendineae are selected to study their effects on mitral valve dynamics with fluid-structure …
Quantitative evaluation of annuloplasty on mitral valve chordae tendineae forces to supplement surgical planning model development
Computational models of the heart's mitral valve (MV) exhibit potential for preoperative
surgical planning in ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR). However challenges exist in …
surgical planning in ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR). However challenges exist in …