Computational modeling and engineering in pediatric and congenital heart disease

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 587-596

  Marsden, Alison L ^a   Feinstein, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

computational fluid dynamics; fetal circulation; hemodynamics; kawasaki disease; multiscale modeling; pediatric valves; pediatric ventricular assist devices; pulmonary arteries; single ventricle; tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FETUS CIRCULATION; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; REVIEW; SIMULATION; ABNORMALITIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMICS; PATHOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRENDS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PRECISION MEDICINE;

EID: 84960077327     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: 1531698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000269     Document Type: Review

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