[HTML][HTML] Virtual reality cardiac surgical planning software (CorFix) for designing patient-specific vascular grafts: development and pilot usability study

B Kim, P Nguyen, YH Loke, V Cleveland, X Liu… - JMIR cardio, 2022 - cardio.jmir.org
Background: Patients with single ventricle heart defects receive 3 stages of operations
culminating in the Fontan procedure. During the Fontan procedure, a vascular graft is …

In vitro investigation of axial mechanical support devices implanted in the novel convergent cavopulmonary connection Fontan

V Cleveland, J Contento, P Mass… - European Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES The 2 opposing inflows and 2 outflows in a total cavopulmonary connection
make mechanical circulatory support (MCS) extremely challenging. We have previously …

Surgical planning and optimization of patient-specific Fontan grafts with uncertain post-operative boundary conditions and anastomosis displacement

X Liu, N Hibino, YH Loke, B Kim, P Mass… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Fontan surgical planning involves designing grafts to perform optimized
hemodynamic performance for the patient's long-term health benefit. The uncertainty of post …

[PDF][PDF] Hemodynamics of Convergent Cavopulmonary Connection with Ventricular Assist Device for Fontan Surgery: A Computational and Experimental Study.

Q Wu, V Cleveland, S Aslan, X Liu, J Contento… - …, 2023 - scitepress.org
Fontan surgery is the clinical standard for single ventricle heart disease, with total
cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) as the current preferred configuration. Mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Location matters: offset in tissue-engineered vascular graft implantation location affects wall shear stress in porcine models

J Contento, P Mass, V Cleveland, S Aslan… - JTCVS open, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Although surgical simulation using computational fluid dynamics has advanced,
little is known about the accuracy of cardiac surgical procedures after patient-specific …

Patient-specific tissue engineered vascular graft for aortic arch reconstruction

H Hayashi, J Contento, H Matsushita, P Mass… - JTCVS open, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective (s) The complexity of aortic arch reconstruction due to diverse 3-dimensional
geometrical abnormalities is a major challenge. This study introduces 3-dimensional printed …

[PDF][PDF] Simulation and prediction of pulmonary flow in patients with Fontan circulation

P Frieberg - 2023 - portal.research.lu.se
Approximately 1% of children are born with congenital heart disease. Some patients may
require surgery with staged conversion to a circulation with a univentricular heart, known as …

Invited Commentary: Computational Flow Dynamics: The Future of Fontan Conduit Selection and Operative Planning?

AK Black, B Alsoufi - World Journal for Pediatric and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Invited Commentary: Computational Flow Dynamics: The Future of Fontan Conduit Selection and
Operative Planning? - Allison K Black, Bahaaldin Alsoufi, 2022 Skip to main content Intended …