Preliminary Analysis of an Internal Annuloplasty Ring for the Aortic Valve

Preliminary Analysis of an Internal Annuloplasty Ring for the Aortic Valve

Among the four valves of the heart, the aortic valve (AV) is frequently affected by disease. When progressive dilatation of the valve produces a leak when the valve should close (regurgitation), repair may be possible. AV repair is a desirable option because, contrary to AV replace-ment using a pros...

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Main Author: Sadeghi Malvajerdi, Neda
Other Authors: Labrosse, Michel
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2017
Subjects:
Aortic valve
Aortic regurgitation
Reimplantation
ventriculo-aortic junction (VAJ)
Finite element (FE)
Supple Peri-Guard(SPG)
Internal annuloplasty Ring
Aortic stenosis
Heart anatomy and physiology
Sinotubular junction (STJ)
Mechanical heart valves
Tissue valves
pericardium
CellScale biaxial tester
Guccione model
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36142
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-20422

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http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36142
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-20422

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