Characterization of hemodynamic forces induced by mechanical heart valves: Reynolds vs. viscous stresses

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 276-297

  Ge, Liang ^a,b   Dasi, Lakshmi P ^c   Sotiropoulos, Fotis ^a   Yoganathan, Ajit P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood cell damage; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Particle image velocimetry (PIV); Prosthetic heart valves; Reynolds shear stress; Turbulence; Viscous shear stress

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEMODYNAMICS; REYNOLDS EQUATION; TURBULENCE;

BLOOD CELL DAMAGE; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV); REYNOLDS SHEAR STRESS; VISCOUS SHEAR STRESS;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART VALVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 38349141343     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-007-9411-x     Document Type: Article

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