Aortic root performance after valve sparing procedure: A comparative finite element analysis

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 234-243

  Soncini, Monica ^a,c   Votta, Emiliano ^a,c   Zinicchino, Silvia ^a   Burrone, Valeria ^a   Mangini, Andrea ^b,c   Lemma, Massimo ^b,c   Antona, Carlo ^b,c   Redaelli, Alberto ^a,c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic root; Finite element analysis; Sparing operation

Indexed keywords

3-D MODELS; 3D GEOMETRICAL MODELS; AORTIC ROOT; AORTIC VALVES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IMAGES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE-ELEMENT APPROACHES; SPARING OPERATION; STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SYNTHETIC GRAFTS; VALVE OPENINGS;

BLOOD VESSELS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HEART VALVE; KINEMATICS; MODEL; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SINUS NODE; SPARING TECHNIQUE; STRESS; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SINUS OF VALSALVA;

EID: 59049089773     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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