Computational modeling of blood flow hemodynamics for biomechanical investigation of cardiac development and disease

HE Salman, HC Yalcin - Journal of Cardiovascular Development and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The heart is the first functional organ in a develo** embryo. Cardiac development
continues throughout developmental stages while the heart goes through a serious of …

Mending a broken heart: In vitro, in vivo and in silico models of congenital heart disease

AJ Rufaihah, CK Chen, CH Yap… - Disease Models & …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Birth defects contribute to∼ 0.3% of global infant mortality in the first month of life, and
congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect among newborns …

Fluid mechanical effects of fetal aortic valvuloplasty for cases of critical aortic stenosis with evolving hypoplastic left heart syndrome

HS Wong, B Li, A Tulzer, G Tulzer, CH Yap - Annals of Biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
Fetuses with critical aortic stenosis (FAS) are at high risk of progression to HLHS by the time
of birth (and are thus termed “evolving HLHS”). An in-utero catheter-based intervention, fetal …

A pilot study of bladder voiding with real-time MRI and computational fluid dynamics

R Pewowaruk, D Rutkowski, D Hernando… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Lower urinary track symptoms (LUTS) affect many older adults. Multi-channel urodynamic
studies provide information about bladder pressure and urinary flow but offer little insight …

Patient-specific CFD simulation of intraventricular haemodynamics based on 3D ultrasound imaging

AM Bavo, AM Pouch, J Degroote, J Vierendeels… - Biomedical engineering …, 2016 - Springer
Background The goal of this paper is to present a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) model
with moving boundaries to study the intraventricular flows in a patient-specific framework …

Patient-specific CFD models for intraventricular flow analysis from 3D ultrasound imaging: Comparison of three clinical cases

AM Bavo, AM Pouch, J Degroote, J Vierendeels… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background As the intracardiac flow field is affected by changes in shape and motility of the
heart, intraventricular flow features can provide diagnostic indications. Ventricular flow …

Human fetal hearts with tetralogy of Fallot have altered fluid dynamics and forces

H Wiputra, CK Chen, E Talbi, GL Lim… - American Journal …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Studies have suggested the effect of blood flow forces in pathogenesis and progression of
some congenital heart malformations. It is therefore of interest to study the fluid mechanic …

Hemodynamic and structural comparison of human fetal heart development between normally growing and hypoplastic left heart syndrome-diagnosed hearts

HE Salman, RY Kamal, ZM Hijazi, HC Yalcin - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) affect a wide range of societies with an incidence rate of
1.0–1.2%. These defects initiate at the early developmental stage and result in critical health …

Fluid mechanics of human fetal right ventricles from image-based computational fluid dynamics using 4D clinical ultrasound scans

H Wiputra, CQ Lai, GL Lim, JJW Heng… - American Journal …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
There are 0.6–1.9% of US children who were born with congenital heart malformations.
Clinical and animal studies suggest that abnormal blood flow forces might play a role in …

Quantifying blood flow dynamics during cardiac development: demystifying computational methods

K Courchaine, S Rugonyi - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Blood flow conditions (haemodynamics) are crucial for proper cardiovascular development.
Indeed, blood flow induces biomechanical adaptations and mechanotransduction signalling …