Finite element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are generally
insufficient independently to model the physics of the cardiovascular system. Individually …

Introduction: Replacement with a prosthetic device remains a major treatment option for the
patients suffering from heart valve disease, with prevalence growing resulting from an …

The immersed boundary method is an approach to fluid‐structure interaction that uses a
Lagrangian description of the structural deformations, stresses, and forces along with an …

Computer modeling and simulation is a powerful tool for assessing the performance of
medical devices such as bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs) that promises to accelerate …

Fluid-structure systems occur in a range of scientific and engineering applications. The
immersed boundary (IB) method is a widely recognized and effective modeling paradigm for …

Abstract Purpose Patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) will develop dilation of the
right ventricle (RV) from chronic pulmonary insufficiency and require pulmonary valve …

Background and objective Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has significantly
transformed the management of aortic valve (AV) diseases, presenting a minimally invasive …

Cardiac fluid dynamics fundamentally involves interactions between complex blood flows
and the structural deformations of the muscular heart walls and the thin valve leaflets. There …

The dicrotic notch is a prominent and distinctive feature of the pressure waveform in the
central arteries. It is universally used to demarcate the end of systole and the beginning of …

We present and analyze a series of benchmark tests regarding the application of the
immersed boundary (IB) method to viscoelastic flows through and around non-trivial …