A multiscale computational comparison of the bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves in relation to calcific aortic stenosis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 3482-3487

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

^a University of California   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Bicuspid; Calcific aortic stenosis; FSI; Multiscale

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; BLOOD VESSELS; BONE; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AORTIC VALVE; BICUSPID; CALCIFIC AORTIC STENOSIS; FSI; MULTISCALE;

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TRICUSPID VALVE;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCINOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 56549129180     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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