Abstract: The analysis and procedure for obtaining the average fatigue damage rate, and hence a measure of longevity, of a prosthetic heart valve is presented. Design charts are developed to obtain ...

Abstract: Mathematical models of the human left ventricle are presented to determine the physiological response-oriented mechanical parameters of the LV, which have diagnostic significance. These parameters ...

Abstract: The unsteady and steady flow components of pulsatile flow response, to an experimentally monitored representative pressure pulse, are computed to provide fluid mechanical data for the etiology ...