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Nature of aortic annulus: Influence of annulus dynamic on the aortic valve hemodynamics.
Hashemifard, Alireza; Fatouraee, Nasser; Nabaei, Malikeh.
Affiliation
  • Hashemifard A; Biological Fluid Dynamics Research Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Department, َAmirkabir University of Technology, 350 Hafez Ave, Valiasr Square, P.O.Box 159163-4311, Tehran, 1591634311, Iran(1).
  • Fatouraee N; Biological Fluid Dynamics Research Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Department, َAmirkabir University of Technology, 350 Hafez Ave, Valiasr Square, P.O.Box 159163-4311, Tehran, 1591634311, Iran(1). Electronic address: Nasser@aut.ac.ir.
  • Nabaei M; Biological Fluid Dynamics Research Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Department, َAmirkabir University of Technology, 350 Hafez Ave, Valiasr Square, P.O.Box 159163-4311, Tehran, 1591634311, Iran(1).
Comput Biol Med ; 181: 109037, 2024 Oct.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39168015
ABSTRACT
Accurate imaging reports of the aortic valve indicate that the diameter of the aortic annulus changes regularly during a cardiac cycle. Most of these studies aim to demonstrate the proper method for estimating the aortic annulus diameter before performing TAVR surgery, revealing that the aortic annulus is dynamic and not constant throughout the cardiac cycle. This raises the question of how fixing the aortic annulus might affect valve function, which is a question that still needs to be addressed. Therefore, the present study seeks to address this question and elucidate the dynamic impact of the aortic annulus on aortic valve hemodynamics. Two computational models based on this hypothesis were created and solved, and then their results were compared. Both models are identical, except for the intrinsic dynamic nature of the aortic annulus. One model consists of the dynamic behavior, and the other simulates a fixed annulus, resembling the effect of a TAVR operation, SAVR, or any phenomenon that eliminates the dynamic nature of the annulus. Our research findings indicate that the dynamic nature of the annulus enhances blood flow (+2.7 %), increases mean velocity (+11.9) and kinetic energy density (+34 %), prolongs momentum retention during systole, stabilizes the flow jet at the end of systole, reduces the required pressure to keep the leaflets open (-40.9 % at 0.3s), and sustains ventricular pressure superiority (+9.4 %) over the aorta for a longer duration (+17.7 % of systole), a crucial factor in preventing backflow during aortic valve closure. Based on these results, more attention should be paid to the dynamic nature of the annulus.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Aortic Valve / Hemodynamics / Models, Cardiovascular Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Comput Biol Med Year: 2024 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Aortic Valve / Hemodynamics / Models, Cardiovascular Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Comput Biol Med Year: 2024 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States