Does the Ventrica magnetic vascular positioner (MVP®) for coronary artery bypass grafting significantly alter local fluid dynamics? A numeric study

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 628-639

  Morbiducci, Umberto ^a   Lemma, M ^b,c   Ponzini, R ^d,e   Boi, A ^d   Bondavalli, L ^d   Antona, C ^c,f   Montevecchi, F M ^g   Redaelli, A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Foundation for Research in Cardiac Surgery   (Italy)

^d POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^e CILEA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^g POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Automatic anastomotic device; Computational fluid dynamics; Coronary bypass graft

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEART; HEMODYNAMICS; MAGNETISM; OSCILLATING FLOW; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; SURGERY;

AUTOMATIC ANASTOMOTIC DEVICE; BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY BYPASS; CORONARY BYPASS GRAFT; FLUID-DYNAMICS; HAEMODYNAMICS; OSCILLATING SHEAR INDICES; TIME-AVERAGED; WALL SHEAR STRESS; WALL-SHEAR STRESS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEMODYNAMICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OSCILLATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS; VASCULAR SUTURE;

EID: 34648833622     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880703000711     Document Type: Article

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