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Chinese Medical Journal ; (24): 2174-2178, 2013.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-273016

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<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Turbulent shear stress (TSS) plays an important role in the research of fluid dynamics of heart valves. This study aimed to perform a quantitative study of TSS downstream of porcine artificial mitral valves in order to verify the correlation of hot-film anemometry (HFA) and Doppler echocardiography combined with computer-aided image analysis for the detection of TSS.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A porcine model of mitral valve replacement was established. HFA and Doppler ultrasound techniques were used to directly and indirectly measure TSS-relevant parameters of the artificial mitral valve following different mitral valve replacements: different approaches were used to reserve the subvalvular apparatus of the mitral valve. A correlation analysis was then carried out.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There was a significant correlation between the HFA and Doppler ultrasound combined with computer-aided image analysis of the TSS at the same time and at the same site. No significant difference was found in the TSS measured by the two methods.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Compared with HFA, Doppler echocardiography combined with computer-aided image analysis is a safe, non-invasive, and real-time method that enables accurate and quantitative detection of TSS downstream in vivo, objectively reflecting the flow field downstream of the artificial mitral valve. Doppler ultrasound combined with computer-aided image analysis can be employed for quantitatively evaluating the downstream hemodynamic performance of the mitral valve.</p>


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Animals , Echocardiography, Doppler , Methods , Heart Valve Prosthesis , Image Processing, Computer-Assisted , Mitral Valve , Diagnostic Imaging , General Surgery , Pulsatile Flow , Rheology , Stress, Mechanical , Swine
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