Lecture

Turbulent Flow in Aortic Valve Prostheses

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This lecture explores the turbulent flow behind aortic valve prostheses, discussing the limitations and complications of mechanical and biological valve prostheses, the formation of thrombus, and the impact of turbulent flow on prosthetic valves. The instructor presents research on turbulent flow past mechanical heart valves, design modifications to reduce turbulence, and the computational challenges in simulating turbulent flow in bi-leaflet mechanical heart valves.

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Ontological neighbourhood

Health sciences

Cardiology: Cardiovascular disease

Physics

Mechanics: Fluid mechanics

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Artificial heart valve

An artificial heart valve is a one-way valve implanted into a person's heart to replace a heart valve that is not functioning properly (valvular heart disease). Artificial heart valves can be separated into three broad classes: mechanical heart valves, bioprosthetic tissue valves and engineered tissue valves. The human heart contains four valves: tricuspid valve, pulmonary valve, mitral valve and aortic valve. Their main purpose is to keep blood flowing in the proper direction through the heart, and from the heart into the major blood vessels connected to it (the pulmonary artery and the aorta).

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