Mechanical forces are essential contributors to and unavoidable components of cardiac
formation, both inducing and orchestrating local and global molecular and cellular changes …

Advances in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease (CHD) have
resulted in a growing population of patients surviving well into adulthood and requiring …

Background In patients with bicuspid valve (BAV), ascending aorta (AAo) dilatation may be
caused by altered flow patterns and wall shear stress (WSS). These differences may explain …

Background—Aortic stenosis (AS) leads to variable stress for the left ventricle (LV) and
consequently a broad range of LV remodeling. The aim of this study was to describe blood …

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is a versatile imaging tool that brings much to the
assessment of valvular heart disease. Although it is best known for myocardial imaging …

Introduction Phase contrast MRI allows for the examination of complex hemodynamics in the
heart and adjacent great vessels. Vortex flow patterns seem to play an important role in …

Background Aortic remodeling after aortic valve replacement (AVR) might be influenced by
the postoperative blood flow pattern in the ascending aorta. This pilot study used flow …

Purpose To compute cohort‐averaged wall shear stress (WSS) maps in the thoracic aorta of
patients with aortic dilatation or valvular stenosis and to detect abnormal regional WSS …

The hemodynamics conditioned by coronary geometry may play an important role in the
creation of a pro-atherogenic environment in specific locations of the coronary tree. The aim …

Image-based patient-specific modelling of hemodynamics are gaining increased popularity
as a diagnosis and outcome prediction solution for a variety of cardiovascular diseases …