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On coupling a lumped parameter heart model and a three-dimensional finite element aorta model.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19609676     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Aortic flow and pressure result from the interactions between the heart and arterial system. In this work, we considered these interactions by utilizing a lumped parameter heart model as an inflow boundary condition for three-dimensional finite element simulations of aortic blood flow and vessel wall dynamics. The ventricular pressure-volume behavior of the lumped parameter heart model is approximated using a time varying elastance function scaled from a normalized elastance function. When the aortic valve is open, the coupled multidomain method is used to strongly couple the lumped parameter heart model and three-dimensional arterial models and compute ventricular volume, ventricular pressure, aortic flow, and aortic pressure. The shape of the velocity profiles of the inlet boundary and the outlet boundaries that experience retrograde flow are constrained to achieve a robust algorithm. When the aortic valve is closed, the inflow boundary condition is switched to a zero velocity Dirichlet condition. With this method, we obtain physiologically realistic aortic flow and pressure waveforms. We demonstrate this method in a patient-specific model of a normal human thoracic aorta under rest and exercise conditions and an aortic coarctation model under pre- and post-interventions.
Authors:
H J Kim; I E Vignon-Clementel; C A Figueroa; J F LaDisa; K E Jansen; J A Feinstein; C A Taylor
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2009-07-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of biomedical engineering     Volume:  37     ISSN:  1521-6047     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann Biomed Eng     Publication Date:  2009 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-05     Completed Date:  2009-12-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0361512     Medline TA:  Ann Biomed Eng     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2153-69     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 18 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aorta / physiology*
Blood Flow Velocity / physiology*
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Computer Simulation
Finite Element Analysis
Humans
Models, Cardiovascular*
Stroke Volume / physiology*
Vascular Capacitance / physiology
Vascular Resistance / physiology
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*

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