Abstract: Intimal hyperplasia and atherosclerosis have a predominant role in the failure of coronary artery bypass procedures. Theoretical studies and in vivo observations have shown that these pathologies ...

Abstract: The bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis (BCPA or bidirectional Glenn) is an operation to treat congenital heart diseases of the right heart by diverting the systemic venous return from the ...

Abstract: An idealized systemic-to-pulmonary shunt anatomy is parameterized and coupled to a closed loop, lumped parameter network (LPN) in a multidomain model of the Norwood surgical anatomy. The LPN ...

Abstract: Despite their success, stenting procedures are still associated to some clinical problems like sub-acute thrombosis and in-stent restenosis. Several clinical studies associate these phenomena to a ...

Abstract: Fluid dynamics of Total Cavo-Pulmonary Connection (TCPC) were studied in 3-D models based on real dimensions obtained by Magnetic Resonance (MR) images. Models differ in terms of shape (intra- ...

Abstract: Background: Nowadays, shape memory alloys (SMAs) and in particular Ni–Ti alloys are commonly used in bioengineering applications as they join important qualities as resistance to corrosion, ...