Dalin Tang1, Chun Yang1,2, Tal Geva3,4, Glenn Gaudette4, and Pedro J. del Nido5
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.56, No.2, pp. 113-130, 2010, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2010.056.113
Abstract Right and left ventricle (RV/LV) combination models with three different patch materials (Dacron scaffold, treated pericardium, and contracting myocardium), two-layer construction, fiber orientation, and active anisotropic material properties were introduced to evaluate the effects of patch materials on RV function. A material-stiffening approach was used to model active heart contraction. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging was performed to acquire patient-specific ventricular geometries and cardiac motion from a patient with severe RV dilatation due to pulmonary regurgitation needing RV remodeling and pulmonary valve replacement operation. Computational models were constructed and solved to obtain RV stroke volume, ejection fraction, patch area variations,… More >
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