Bicuspid aortic valves undergo excessive strain during opening: A simulation study

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1570-1576

  Katayama, Susumu ^a   Umetani, Nobuyuki ^a   Hisada, Toshiaki ^a   Sugiura, Seiryo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER MODEL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEMODYNAMICS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TRICUSPID VALVE STENOSIS;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PRESSURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84877799517     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.05.032     Document Type: Article

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