A three-dimensional mechanical analysis of a stentless fibre-reinforced aortic valve prosthesis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 521-530

  Cacciola, G ^a   Peters, G W M ^a   Schreurs, P J G ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3 D Finite element model; Leaflet fibre reinforcement; Peak stresses and stress distributions; Stentless valves; Synthetic heart valves

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BIOMECHANICS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRESS;

LEAFLET FIBER REINFORCEMENT; STENTED PROSTHESES; SYNTHETIC HEART VALVES;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBER; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; STENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; YOUNG MODULUS;

AORTIC VALVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0034000673     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(99)00222-5     Document Type: Article

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