A review of state-of-the-art numerical methods for simulating flow through mechanical heart valves.

In nearly half of the heart valve replacement surgeries performed annually, surgeons prefer to implant bileaflet mechanical heart valves (BMHV) because of their durability and long life span. All current BMHV designs, however, are prone to thromboembolic complications and implant recipients need to...

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Publicado en:Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 245 - 257
Autores principales: Sotiropoulos F, Borazjani I, Sotiropoulos, Fotis, Borazjani, Iman
Formato: research review Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Mar2009
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