Abstract
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is one of the most common congenital cardiac anomalies that could be corrected by surgery. However, the effects of surgical anastomosis on aortic arch flow are still unknown. In this study, a unique three-dimensional way was utilized to measure the growth of anastomotic site and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was applied to investigate the hemodynamic effects of the growth of anastomosis site on patient-specific aortic arch flow before, 1 year and 2 years after surgery. The volume of anastomotic site, distribution of total pressure, wall shear stress (WSS), streamlines, energy efficiency and flow distribution ratio were calculated. The results indicated that the volume of anastomotic site has grown at 2-year follow-up. The total pressure and WSS were more uniformly distributed, whereas the three branches of aortic arch showed varying degrees of hypoperfusion. Energy efficiency increased obviously as the growth of anastomotic site. Our results implied that the numerical methods can be applied to evaluate the long-term effects of anastomosis site growth on aortic arch flow.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2015 10th Asian control conference |
Subtitle of host publication | Emerging control techniques for a sustainable world, ASCC 2015 |
Editors | Azura Che Soh, Hazlina Selamat, Ribhan Zafira Abdul Rahman, Asnor Juraiza Ishak, Siti Anom Ahmad, Hafiz Rashidi Harun Ramli, Ahmad Athif Mohd Faudzi |
Place of Publication | United States |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Pages | 1-5 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479978625 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781479978632 |
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Publication status | Published - Sept 2015 |
Event | 10th Asian Control Conference, ASCC 2015 - Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Duration: 31 May 2015 → 3 Jun 2015 |
Other
Other | 10th Asian Control Conference, ASCC 2015 |
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Country/Territory | Malaysia |
City | Kota Kinabalu |
Period | 31/05/15 → 3/06/15 |