A comparison of flow field structures of two tri-leaflet polymeric heart valves

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 429-443

  Leo, Hwa Liang ^a,b   Simon, Hélène ^c   Carberry, Josie ^a   Lee, Shao Chien ^c   Yoganathan, Ajit P ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaptation; Fluid mechanics; Gap channel; Oscillation; Polyurethanes; Vena contracta; Washout

Indexed keywords

COAPTATION; GAP CHANNELS; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY (LDV); REYNOLDS SHEAR STRESS (RSS); VENA CONTRACTS; WASHOUT;

BLOOD; COAGULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLYSIS; OSCILLATIONS; POLYURETHANES; SHEAR STRESS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

POLYURETHAN;

ANIMAL; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS;

ANIMALS; AORTIC VALVE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 18244376582     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-005-2498-z     Document Type: Article

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