Multiscale modeling of the cardiovascular system: Application to the study of pulmonary and coronary perfusions in the univentricular circulation

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1129-1141

  Laganà, Katia ^a   Balossino, Rossella ^a   Migliavacca, Francesco ^a   Pennati, Giancarlo ^a   Bove, Edward L ^b   De Leval, Marc R ^c   Dubini, Gabriele ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Finite volume method; Lumped parameter model; Mathematical model

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FLOW DYNAMICS; LUMPED PARAMETER MODEL; MODIFIED BLALOCK TAUSSIG (MBTS); NORWOOD CIRCULATION; PULMONARY FLOW;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; BLALOCK TAUSSIG ANASTOMOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; FLOW RATE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG PERFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORONARY CIRCULATION; HEART BYPASS, RIGHT; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15944387330     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.05.027     Document Type: Article

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