Canary in the cardiac-valve coal mine: Flow velocity and inferred shear during prosthetic valve closure -predictors of blood damage and clotting
L. N. Scotten, R. Siegel, D. J. Blundon, M.-A. Deutsch, T. R. P. Martin, J. W. Dutton, E. M. Kolahdouz, B. E. Griffith
The paper links predicted blood shear forces during prosthetic valve closure to thrombogenicity, providing a metric to optimize valve designs for reduced thrombogenicity.
bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2022 · PreprintBioengineering