Reversed Auxiliary Flow to Reduce Embolism Risk During TAVI: A Computational Simulation and Experimental Study.

Michele ContiStijn VandenbergheStefania MarconiEnrico FerrariRodrigo M RomarowskiSimone MorgantiFerdinando AuricchioStefanos Demertzis

Published in: Cardiovascular engineering and technology (2018)

The present study confirms that the integration of in vitro experiments and in silico analyses allows designing and benchmarking novel solutions for cerebral embolic protection during TAVI such as the proposed embo-deviation technique based on an auxiliary retrograde flow from the right subclavian artery.

Keyphrases

transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
subarachnoid hemorrhage
molecular docking
heart failure
ejection fraction
atrial fibrillation