Three-dimensional, multiscale simulations of the human aortic valve

Cardiovascular Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 140-155

  Weinberg, Eli J ^a,b   Mofrad, Mohammad Reza Kaazempur ^c  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcific aortic stenosis; Cell mechanics; Finite element modeling; Human aortic valve; Multiscale mechanics; Organ biomechanics; Tissue mechanics

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; YOUNG MODULUS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

AORTIC VALVE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 37449034337     PISSN: 15678822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10558-007-9038-4     Document Type: Article

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