A numerical analysis of the blood flow around the Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valves with different rotational implantation angles

Journal of Hydrodynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 607-614

  Hong, Taehyup ^a   Kim, Chang Nyung ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

blood flow; fluid structure interaction; leaflet motion; mechanical heart valve; rotational implantation

Indexed keywords

BILEAFLET; BLOOD FLOW; DEGREE OF ASYMMETRY; DEVICE FAILURES; DYNAMIC MESH METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; HEART VALVES; LEAFLET MOTION; MECHANICAL HEART VALVES; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PLATELET ACTIVATION; REMESHING; ROTATION ANGLES; UNBALANCED FORCE;

BLOOD; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HEART; HEART VALVE PROSTHESES; HEMODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

EID: 81155138921     PISSN: 10016058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6058(10)60156-4     Document Type: Article

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