Effect of strut chordae transection on mitral valve leaflet biomechanics

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 917-926

  Chen, Ling ^a   May Newman, Karen ^a  

^a UTC Aerospace Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Chordal transection; Coaptation line; Mitral annulus; Mitral regurgitation; Stretch ratio

Indexed keywords

CHORDAL TRANSECTION; COAPTATION LINE; MITRAL ANNULUS; MITRAL REGURGITATION; STRETCH RATIO;

BIOMARKERS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COLLAGEN; DATA REDUCTION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PATIENT TREATMENT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CHORDA TENDINEA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; MITRAL VALVE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE;

EID: 33745476971     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-006-9095-7     Document Type: Article

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