Bileaflet mechanical heart valves at low cardiac output

ASAIO Journal : a Peer-reviewed Journal of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
Z J WuN H Hwang

Abstract

Several earlier studies have indicated that bileaflet mechanical heart valves behave irregularly at low cardiac output and low pulse rate conditions, and that their hydrodynamic performances are generally inadequate. The authors conducted in vitro experiments in a pulsatile mock circulatory loop to compare the performance of the St. Jude Medical (SJM) valve and a long body bileaflet prosthesis recently introduced by Medical Carbon Research Institute (MCRI) (Austin, TX). The new MCRI mechanical heart valve model was designed with emphasis on improved hydrodynamic efficacy by introducing a long body with parallel leaflets and by leaflets increasing the flow area. Experimental studies were conducted on five test valves (MCRI 19 mm, MCRI 25 mm, SJM 19 mm, SJM 23 mm, and SJM 29 mm) with cardiac outputs of 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, and 3.5 L/min at a pulse rate of 40 beats/min, and 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0 L/min at a pulse rate of 70 beats/min. Transvalvular pressure drop and closure volume were assessed by measuring the instantaneous ventricular and aortic pressures and aortic flow. The leaflet motions of the tested valves were observed by direct video recording using a charge coupled device camera while the flow measurements were being conducte...Continue Reading

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May 29, 2013·Environmental Science & Technology·Zhaohui Aleck WangKatherine A Hoering
Oct 4, 2000·ASAIO Journal : a Peer-reviewed Journal of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs·M D GraenS C Koenig

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