Simulation of long-term fatigue damage in bioprosthetic heart valves: Effects of leaflet and stent elastic properties

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 759-770

  Martin, Caitlin ^a   Sun, Wei ^a,b  

^a University of Connecticut   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioprosthetic heart valve durability; Finite element analysis; Soft tissue fatigue

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; ELASTICITY; FATIGUE DAMAGE; HEART; STENTS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DURABILITY; BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVES; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSE; MAJOR FAILURES; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE FATIGUE; STRUCTURAL DETERIORATION; VISUAL INSPECTION; WEAR-TESTING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; FATIGUE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; LOADING TEST; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOFT TISSUE; STENT; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; AORTA VALVE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPROSTHESIS; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART VALVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BOVINAE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AORTIC VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLUTARAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVES; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PERICARDIUM; STENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84905592693     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-013-0532-x     Document Type: Article

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