Comparison of two biological aortic valve prostheses inside patient-specific aorta model by bi-directional fluid-structure interaction

In Germany in 2016 17,085 patients received TAVI operations and 9,579 had conventional aortic valve surgery. The ‘Heart Team’ uses established scoring systems (EuroSCORE, STS, German AV Score) to evaluate operation risks and which technique to use. However, such risk grading fails to consider patien...

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Main Authors: Bongert Markus, Wüst Jan, Geller Marius, Schlömicher Markus, Ricken Tim, Nicolas Volkmar, Strauch Justus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2018-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2018-0015