Computational simulations for aortic coarctation: Representative results from a sampling of patients

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Ladisa Jr , John F ^a,b   Alberto Figueroa, C ^c   Vignon Clementel, Irene E ^d   Jin Kim, Hyun ^e   Xiao, Nan ^c   Ellwein, Laura M ^a   Chan, Frandics P ^f   Feinstein, Jeffrey A ^a,g   Taylor, Charles A ^c,f  

^a Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

^d INRIA   (France)

^e UCB 450   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic operation; CHD great vessel anomalies; circulatory hemodynamics; computer applications

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; AORTIC COARCTATION; AORTIC OPERATION; BLOOD FLOW; CHD GREAT VESSEL ANOMALIES; CIRCULATORY HEMODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; CYCLIC STRAIN; LOCAL PATTERNS; OSCILLATORY SHEAR INDEX; TIME-AVERAGED; VESSEL DEFORMATION; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SHEAR STRESS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; CHILD; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

AORTIC COARCTATION; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 80054866559     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004996     Document Type: Article

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