Optimization of a Y-Graft design for improved hepatic flow distribution in the fontan circulation

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Yang, Weiguang ^a   Feinstein, Jeffrey A ^b   Shadden, Shawn C ^c   Vignon Clementel, Irene E ^d   Marsden, Alison L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d INRIA   (France)

Author keywords

blood flow simulation; Fontan; hepatic flow distribution (HFD); optimization; surgical design; Y graft

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW SIMULATIONS; BRANCH DIAMETER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLOW SPLITS; FONTAN; HEART DEFECTS; INFERIOR VENA CAVA; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE TRACKING; OPTIMAL DESIGN; PATIENT MODELS; PROXIMAL ANASTOMOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY FLOW; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA; Y-GRAFT;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GEOMETRY; HEMODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; SURGERY;

DESIGN;

ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GEOMETRY; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PULMONARY ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; PULMONARY ARTERY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; Y SHAPED GRAFT; ALGORITHM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LIVER; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; VASCULARIZATION; PROCEDURES; SURGERY;

ALGORITHMS; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LIVER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 84871895129     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4023089     Document Type: Article

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