In vitro assessment of the impacts of leaflet design on the hemodynamic characteristics of ePTFE pulmonary prosthetic valves

• Main Authors: Zhu, Guangyu, Wei, Yuan, Yuan, Qi, Cai, Li, Nakao, Masakazu, Yeo, Joon Hock
• 其他作者: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2020
• 主題: Engineering::Bioengineering; Pulmonary Prosthetic Valve; Pulmonary Valve Replacement
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145510
• 機構: Nanyang Technological University

Prosthetic pulmonary valves are widely used in the management procedures of various congenital heart diseases, including the surgical pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) and right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction (RVOT). The discouraging long-term outcomes of standard prostheses, including hom...