Computational simulation of the pulmonary arteries and its role in the study of pediatric pulmonary hypertension

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 63-69

  Hunter, Kendall S ^a,b   Feinstein, Jeffrey A ^c   Ivy, D Dunbar ^b   Shandas, Robin ^a,b,d  

^a The University of Colorado Denver   (United States)

^b Division of Cardiology   (United States)

^c LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UCD AMC   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial biomechanics; Computational simulation; Hemodynamics; Pediatrics; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 78650172340     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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