The mechanobiology of endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cardiovascular disease

S Islam, KI Boström, D Di Carlo, CA Simmons… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Endothelial cells (ECs) lining the cardiovascular system are subjected to a highly dynamic
microenvironment resulting from pulsatile pressure and circulating blood flow. Endothelial …

FEBio FINESSE: An open-source finite element simulation approach to estimate in vivo heart valve strains using shape enforcement

DW Laurence, PM Sabin, AM Sulentic… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Finite element simulations are an enticing tool to evaluate heart valve function;
however, patient-specific simulations derived from 3D echocardiography are hampered by …

On valve interstitial cell signaling: the link between multiscale mechanics and mechanobiology

DP Howsmon, MS Sacks - Cardiovascular engineering and technology, 2021 - Springer
Heart valves function in one of the most mechanically demanding environments in the body
to ensure unidirectional blood flow. The resident valve interstitial cells respond to this …

Pre-surgical Prediction of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Recurrence Using In Vivo Mitral Valve Leaflet Strains

H Narang, BV Rego, AH Khalighi, A Aly… - Annals of biomedical …, 2021 - Springer
Ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) is a prevalent cardiac disease associated with substantial
morbidity and mortality. Contemporary surgical treatments continue to have limited long-term …

In vivo assessment of mitral valve leaflet remodelling following myocardial infarction

BV Rego, AH Khalighi, EK Lai, RC Gorman… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Each year, more than 40,000 people undergo mitral valve (MV) repair surgery
domestically to treat regurgitation caused by myocardial infarction (MI). Although continual …

Simulation of mitral valve plasticity in response to myocardial infarction

BV Rego, AH Khalighi, JH Gorman III… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
Left ventricular myocardial infarction (MI) has broad and debilitating effects on cardiac
function. In many cases, MI leads to ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR), a condition …

Bayesian Optimization-Based Inverse Finite Element Analysis for Atrioventricular Heart Valves

CJ Ross, DW Laurence, A Aggarwal, MC Hsu… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2024 - Springer
Inverse finite element analysis (iFEA) of the atrioventricular heart valves (AHVs) can provide
insights into the in-vivo valvular function, such as in-vivo tissue strains; however, there are …

A Computational Pipeline for Patient-Specific Prediction of the Post-operative Mitral Valve Functional State

H Liu, NT Simonian, AM Pouch, JH Gorman, III… - … on Functional Imaging …, 2023 - Springer
Mitral valve (MV) repair is safer than replacement for mitral regurgitation (MR) treatment, but
long-term outcomes remain suboptimal and poorly understood. Moreover, preoperative …

Alterations in human mitral valve mechanical properties secondary to left ventricular remodeling: a biaxial mechanical study

P Vandemaele, K Vander Linden, S Deferm… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Secondary mitral regurgitation occurs when a left ventricular problem causes leaking of the
mitral valve. The altered left ventricular geometry changes the orientation of the subvalvular …

Mitral regurgitation severity at left ventricular assist device implantation is associated with distinct myocardial transcriptomic signatures

NM Duggal, I Lei, X Wu, KD Aaronson… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives We examined for differences in pre–left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
implantation myocardial transcriptome signatures among patients with different degrees of …