When I started my engineering studies at the university of Ghent in 2005, I always pictured
myself working for an industrial company afterwards. Accordingly, I never would have …

Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a congenital narrowing of the upper descending aorta,
generally adjacent to the site of attachment of the ductus arteriosus, which is sufficiently …

Aortic coarctation is a congenital condition in which the aorta is narrowed. The pressure
drop through the aorta depends on the extension of this narrowing. Therefore, severe …

Numerical simulations of the blood flow inside a patient-specific thoracic aorta in presence
of coarctation are considered. Different grades of severity of the coarctation are obtained by …

The here presented work is part of a CFD challenge investigating the potential for
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to predicted pressures and flows in an …

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

Computational models promise to aid in the interpretation of the coupled interactions
between evolving wall geometry, structure, material properties and hemodynamics seen in …

Abstract Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of blood flow are widely used to
compute a variety of hemodynamic indicators such as velocity, time-varying wall shear …

Even after successful treatment of aortic coarctation, a high risk of cardiovascular morbidity
and mortality remains. Uncertainty exists on the factors contributing to this increased risk …

Modeling an aortic dissection represents a particular challenge from a numerical
perspective, especially when it comes to the interaction between solid (aortic wall) and liquid …