Validation and Extension of a Fluid –Structure Interaction Model of the Healthy Aortic Valve

ConclusionsThe study suggests a new operating mechanism for the healthy aortic valve leaflets considerably different from what reported in the literature to date and largely more efficient in terms of hydrodynamic performance. This work also confirms the crucial role that numerical approaches, complemented with experimental findings, can play in overcoming some of the limitations inherent in experimental techniques, supporting the full understanding of complex physiological phenomena.
Source: Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research