Comparison of the hemodynamic and thrombogenic performance of two bileaflet mechanical heart valves using a CFD/FSI model

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 558-565

  Dumont, Kris ^a,b   Vierendeels, Jan ^a   Kaminsky, Rado ^a   Van Nooten, Guido ^c   Verdonck, Pascal ^a   Bluestein, Danny ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b St Francis Hospital The Heart Center   (United States)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; PLATELETS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

BLOOD RECIRCULATING DEVICES; HEMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; PLATELET ACTIVATION; THROMBOGENIC POTENTIAL;

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD REGURGITATION; GEOMETRY; HEART BEAT; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VALVE; HEMODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SHEAR STRESS; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOGENESIS; VELOCITY; WAVEFORM;

AORTA; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PLATELET ACTIVATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34548191456     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2746378     Document Type: Article

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