Energetics of blood flow in cardiovascular disease: concept and clinical implications of adverse energetics in patients with a Fontan circulation
FM Rijnberg, MG Hazekamp, JJ Wentzel… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Visualization and quantification of the adverse effects of distorted blood flow are important
emerging fields in cardiology. Abnormal blood flow patterns can be seen in various …
emerging fields in cardiology. Abnormal blood flow patterns can be seen in various …
Imaging for preintervention planning: pre-and post-Fontan procedures
MA Fogel, RH Khiabani… - Circulation: Cardiovascular …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
The SP approach that we developed requires patient-specific anatomy. Although static
steady-state free-precession CMR is the method presented, the reconstruction tools can be …
steady-state free-precession CMR is the method presented, the reconstruction tools can be …
Effect of Fontan geometry on exercise haemodynamics and its potential implications
Objective Exercise intolerance afflicts Fontan patients with total cavopulmonary connections
(TCPCs) causing a reduction in quality of life. Optimising TCPC design is hypothesised to …
(TCPCs) causing a reduction in quality of life. Optimising TCPC design is hypothesised to …
Respiratory effects on Fontan circulation during rest and exercise using real-time cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Background It is known that respiration modulates cavopulmonary flows, but little data
compare mean flows under breath-holding and free-breathing conditions to isolate the …
compare mean flows under breath-holding and free-breathing conditions to isolate the …
Flow profile characteristics in Fontan circulation are associated with the single ventricle dilation and function: principal component analysis study
The Fontan circulation is characterized as a nonpulsatile flow propagation without a
pressure-generating ventricle. However, flow through the Fontan circulation still exhibits …
pressure-generating ventricle. However, flow through the Fontan circulation still exhibits …
Hemodynamic effects of implanting a unidirectional valve in the inferior vena cava of the Fontan circulation pathway: an in vitro investigation
A Santhanakrishnan, KO Maher… - American Journal …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
The Fontan surgical procedure used for treating patients with single ventricle congenital
heart disorders results in a total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) of the vena cavae to the …
heart disorders results in a total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) of the vena cavae to the …
Role of computational modelling in planning and executing interventional procedures for congenital heart disease
TC Slesnick - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Increasingly, computational modelling and numerical simulations are used to help plan
complex surgical and interventional cardiovascular procedures in children and young adults …
complex surgical and interventional cardiovascular procedures in children and young adults …
Haemodynamic impact of stent implantation for lateral tunnel Fontan stenosis: a patient-specific computational assessment
E Tang, DB McElhinney, M Restrepo… - Cardiology in the …, 2016 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe physiological importance of the lateral tunnel stenosis in the Fontan
pathway for children with single ventricle physiology can be difficult to determine. The impact …
pathway for children with single ventricle physiology can be difficult to determine. The impact …
Non-dimensional physics of pulsatile cardiovascular networks and energy efficiency
In Nature, there exist a variety of cardiovascular circulation networks in which the energetic
ventricular load has both steady and pulsatile components. Steady load is related to the …
ventricular load has both steady and pulsatile components. Steady load is related to the …
Improving the Fontan: Pre-surgical planning using four dimensional (4D) flow, bio-mechanical modeling and three dimensional (3D) printing
While early and intermediate results of Fontan palliation have greatly improved the survival
and quality of life of patients with single ventricle physiology, late complications remain …
and quality of life of patients with single ventricle physiology, late complications remain …