Computational methods for the aortic heart valve and its replacements
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 …
patients suffering from heart valve disease, with prevalence growing resulting from an …
[HTML][HTML] Mechanics of the tricuspid valve—From clinical diagnosis/treatment, in-vivo and in-vitro investigations, to patient-specific biomechanical modeling
Proper tricuspid valve (TV) function is essential to unidirectional blood flow through the right
side of the heart. Alterations to the tricuspid valvular components, such as the TV annulus …
side of the heart. Alterations to the tricuspid valvular components, such as the TV annulus …
A contact formulation based on a volumetric potential: Application to isogeometric simulations of atrioventricular valves
This work formulates frictionless contact between solid bodies in terms of a repulsive
potential energy term and illustrates how numerical integration of the resulting forces is …
potential energy term and illustrates how numerical integration of the resulting forces is …
Patient-specific bicuspid aortic valve biomechanics: a magnetic resonance imaging integrated fluid–structure interaction approach
Congenital bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) consists of two fused cusps and represents a major
risk factor for calcific valvular stenosis. Herein, a fully coupled fluid–structure interaction (FSI) …
risk factor for calcific valvular stenosis. Herein, a fully coupled fluid–structure interaction (FSI) …
A viscoelastic constitutive model for human femoropopliteal arteries
High failure rates present challenges for surgical and interventional therapies for peripheral
artery disease of the femoropopliteal artery (FPA). The FPA's demanding biomechanical …
artery disease of the femoropopliteal artery (FPA). The FPA's demanding biomechanical …
Energy-oriented maintenance decision-making for sustainable manufacturing based on energy saving window
In recent years, the industry's responsibility to join in sustainable manufacturing becomes
huge, while innovating sustainability has been a new trend. Industrial enterprises are …
huge, while innovating sustainability has been a new trend. Industrial enterprises are …
FEBio FINESSE: An open-source finite element simulation approach to estimate in vivo heart valve strains using shape enforcement
Purpose Finite element simulations are an enticing tool to evaluate heart valve function;
however, patient-specific simulations derived from 3D echocardiography are hampered by …
however, patient-specific simulations derived from 3D echocardiography are hampered by …
Bayesian optimization-based inverse finite element analysis for atrioventricular heart valves
Inverse finite element analysis (iFEA) of the atrioventricular heart valves (AHVs) can provide
insights into the in-vivo valvular function, such as in-vivo tissue strains; however, there are …
insights into the in-vivo valvular function, such as in-vivo tissue strains; however, there are …
Patient-specific inverse modeling of in vivo cardiovascular mechanics with medical image-derived kinematics as input data: concepts, methods, and applications
Inverse modeling approaches in cardiovascular medicine are a collection of methodologies
that can provide non-invasive patient-specific estimations of tissue properties, mechanical …
that can provide non-invasive patient-specific estimations of tissue properties, mechanical …
[HTML][HTML] Strain energy density as a Gaussian process and its utilization in stochastic finite element analysis: Application to planar soft tissues
Data-based approaches are promising alternatives to the traditional analytical constitutive
models for solid mechanics. Herein, we propose a Gaussian process (GP) based …
models for solid mechanics. Herein, we propose a Gaussian process (GP) based …