Numerical model of the aortic root and valve: Optimization of graft size and sinotubular junction to annulus ratio

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1227-1231

  Marom, Gil ^a   Halevi, Rotem ^a   Haj Ali, Rami ^a   Rosenfeld, Moshe ^a   Schäfers, Hans Joachim ^b   Raanani, Ehud ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANNULUS; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SINOTUBULAR JUNCTION; SYSTOLE;

35.1; AA; AORTIC ANNULUS; AORTIC ANNULUS DIAMETER; AVERAGE COAPTATION HEIGHT; D(AA); D(STJ); FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; FSI; SINOTUBULAR JUNCTION; SINOTUBULAR JUNCTION DIAMETER; STJ;

ANIMALS; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE;

EID: 84885916361     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.01.030     Document Type: Article

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