Effect of Geometry on the Leaflet Stresses in Simulated Models of Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valves

Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-56

  Jermihov, Paul N ^a   Jia, Lu ^a   Sacks, Michael S ^b   Gorman, Robert C ^c   Gorman III, Joseph H ^c   Chandran, Krishnan B ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcific aortic stenosis; Dynamic simulation; Finite element analysis; In plane leaflet stress and strain

Indexed keywords

AORTIC POSITION; AORTIC VALVE LEAFLETS; AORTIC VALVES; CALCIFIC AORTIC STENOSIS; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONSHIPS; DYNAMIC FINITE ELEMENT; DYNAMIC SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRIC VARIATIONS; GEOMETRICAL VARIATIONS; IN-PLANE; IN-PLANE STRAINS; MATERIAL CONSTANT; ORIFICE AREA; POTENTIAL RISKS; SIMULATED MODEL; STRESS DISTRIBUTION;

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; PUBLISHING; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HEART STRESS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952721891     PISSN: 1869408X     EISSN: 18694098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13239-011-0035-9     Document Type: Article

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