The present work presents an experimental in vitro three-dimensional analysis of the flow
dynamics in an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) through stereoscopic particle image …

Parallel to the massive use of image-based computational hemodynamics to study the
complex flow establishing in the human aorta, the need for suitable experimental techniques …

A realistic model of the left ventricle of the heart was previously constructed, using a cast
from a dog heart which was in diastole. Previous studies of the three-dimensional heart …

When flow-induced forces are altered at the blood vessel, maladaptive remodeling can
occur. One reason such remodeling may occur has to do with the abnormal functioning of …

Methods High-resolution, 3D sonomicrometry (200 Hz) was applied in an acute sheep
model. Twelve crystals were implanted in eight sheep at each base (n= 3), commissure (n …

Introduction Phase contrast MRI allows for the examination of complex hemodynamics in the
heart and adjacent great vessels. Vortex flow patterns seem to play an important role in …

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations quantifying thoracic aortic flow patterns
have not included disturbances from the aortic valve (AoV). 80% of patients with aortic …

Background Understanding the hemodynamics of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is
crucial for risk assessment and treatment planning. This study introduces a low-cost, patient …

Our interest in vortices arises for two reasons. Firstly, at moderate to large Reynolds
numbers (at least 100), which characterise flow in larger arteries, vortices are quite …

The regulation of valvular endothelial phenotypes by the hemodynamic environments of the
human aortic valve is poorly understood. The nodular lesions of calcific aortic stenosis …