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Xu S, Wang F, Mai P, Peng Y, Shu X, Nie R, Zhang H. Mechanism Analysis of Vascular Calcification Based on Fluid Dynamics. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2632. [PMID: 37627891 PMCID: PMC10453151 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13162632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Vascular calcification is the abnormal deposition of calcium phosphate complexes in blood vessels, which is regarded as the pathological basis of multiple cardiovascular diseases. The flowing blood exerts a frictional force called shear stress on the vascular wall. Blood vessels have different hydrodynamic properties due to discrepancies in geometric and mechanical properties. The disturbance of the blood flow in the bending area and the branch point of the arterial tree produces a shear stress lower than the physiological magnitude of the laminar shear stress, which can induce the occurrence of vascular calcification. Endothelial cells sense the fluid dynamics of blood and transmit electrical and chemical signals to the full-thickness of blood vessels. Through crosstalk with endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells trigger osteogenic transformation, involved in mediating vascular intima and media calcification. In addition, based on the detection of fluid dynamics parameters, emerging imaging technologies such as 4D Flow MRI and computational fluid dynamics have greatly improved the early diagnosis ability of cardiovascular diseases, showing extremely high clinical application prospects.
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- Shuwan Xu
- Department of Cardiology, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen 518033, China; (S.X.); (F.W.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen 518033, China; (S.X.); (F.W.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen 518033, China; (S.X.); (F.W.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China; (Y.P.); (X.S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China; (Y.P.); (X.S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China; (Y.P.); (X.S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen 518033, China; (S.X.); (F.W.); (P.M.)
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Takehara Y. Clinical Application of 4D Flow MR Imaging for the Abdominal Aorta. Magn Reson Med Sci 2022; 21:354-364. [PMID: 35185062 PMCID: PMC9680546 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.rev.2021-0156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Blood vessels can be regarded as autonomous organs. The endothelial cells on the vessel surface serve as mechanosensors or mechanoreceptors for the flow velocity and turbulence of the blood flow in terms of wall shear stress (WSS), thereby monitoring changes in the flow velocity. Accordingly, the endothelial cells regulate the flow velocity by releasing numerous mediators. Such regulatory systems also trigger atherosclerosis, where the WSS decreases or fluctuates to maintain the flow velocity or local WSS. As occurrences of abdominal aortic aneurysms and aortic dissection are closely related to atherosclerosis, understanding the hemodynamics of the abdominal aorta is necessary to obtain useful information concerning the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and interventions. 4D flow MRI is beneficial for measuring the hemodynamics through comprehensive retrospective flowmetry of the entire spatio-temporal distributions of the flow vectors. This section focuses on abdominal aortic aneurysms and aortic dissection as representative examples of abdominal aortic diseases. Their hemodynamic characteristics and how hemodynamics is involved in their progression are described, and how 4D flow MRI can contribute to their assessment is also explained.
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- Yasuo Takehara
- Departments of Fundamental Development for Low Invasive Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Engineering Perspective on Cardiovascular Simulations of Fontan Hemodynamics: Where Do We Stand with a Look Towards Clinical Application. Cardiovasc Eng Technol 2021; 12:618-630. [PMID: 34114202 DOI: 10.1007/s13239-021-00541-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular simulations for patients with single ventricles undergoing the Fontan procedure can assess patient-specific hemodynamics, explore surgical advances, and develop personalized strategies for surgery and patient care. These simulations have not yet been broadly accepted as a routine clinical tool owing to a number of limitations. Numerous approaches have been explored to seek innovative solutions for improving methodologies and eliminating these limitations. PURPOSE This article first reviews the current state of cardiovascular simulations of Fontan hemodynamics. Then, it will discuss the technical progress of Fontan simulations with the emphasis of its clinical impact, noting that substantial improvements have been made in the considerations of patient-specific anatomy, flow, and blood rheology. The article concludes with insights into potential future directions involving clinical validation, uncertainty quantification, and computational efficiency. The advancements in these aspects could promote the clinical usage of Fontan simulations, facilitating its integration into routine clinical practice.
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Vardhan M, Randles A. Application of physics-based flow models in cardiovascular medicine: Current practices and challenges. BIOPHYSICS REVIEWS 2021; 2:011302. [PMID: 38505399 PMCID: PMC10903374 DOI: 10.1063/5.0040315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Personalized physics-based flow models are becoming increasingly important in cardiovascular medicine. They are a powerful complement to traditional methods of clinical decision-making and offer a wealth of physiological information beyond conventional anatomic viewing using medical imaging data. These models have been used to identify key hemodynamic biomarkers, such as pressure gradient and wall shear stress, which are associated with determining the functional severity of cardiovascular diseases. Importantly, simulation-driven diagnostics can help researchers understand the complex interplay between geometric and fluid dynamic parameters, which can ultimately improve patient outcomes and treatment planning. The possibility to compute and predict diagnostic variables and hemodynamics biomarkers can therefore play a pivotal role in reducing adverse treatment outcomes and accelerate development of novel strategies for cardiovascular disease management.
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- M. Vardhan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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Gerrah R, Haller SJ. Computational fluid dynamics: a primer for congenital heart disease clinicians. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2020; 28:520-532. [PMID: 32878458 DOI: 10.1177/0218492320957163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Computational fluid dynamics has become an important tool for studying blood flow dynamics. As an in-silico collection of methods, computational fluid dynamics is noninvasive and provides numerical values for the most important parameters of blood flow, such as velocity and pressure that are crucial in hemodynamic studies. In this primer, we briefly explain the basic theory and workflow of the two most commonly applied computational fluid dynamics techniques used in the congenital heart disease literature: the finite element method and the finite volume method. We define important terminology and include specific examples of how using these methods can answer important clinical questions in congenital cardiac surgery planning and perioperative patient management.
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- Rabin Gerrah
- Stanford University, Samaritan Cardiovascular Surgery, Corvallis, OR, USA
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Wang L, Liu J, Zhong Y, Zhang M, Xiong J, Shen J, Tong Z, Xu Z. Medical Image-Based Hemodynamic Analyses in a Study of the Pulmonary Artery in Children With Pulmonary Hypertension Related to Congenital Heart Disease. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:521936. [PMID: 33344379 PMCID: PMC7738347 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.521936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Objective: Pulmonary hypertension related to congenital heart disease (PH-CHD) is a devastating disease caused by hemodynamic disorders. Previous hemodynamic research in PH-CHD mainly focused on wall shear stress (WSS). However, energy loss (EL) is a vital parameter in evaluation of hemodynamic status. We investigated if EL of the pulmonary artery (PA) is a potential biomechanical marker for comprehensive assessment of PH-CHD. Materials and Methods: Ten PH-CHD patients and 10 age-matched controls were enrolled. Subject-specific 3-D PA models were reconstructed based on computed tomography. Transient flow, WSS, and EL in the PA were calculated using non-invasive computational fluid dynamics. The relationship between body surface area (BSA)-normalized EL ( E . ) and PA morphology and PA flow were analyzed. Results: Morphologic analysis indicated that the BSA-normalized main PA (MPA) diameter (DMPAnorm), MPA/aorta diameter ratio (DMPA/DAO), and MPA/(left PA + right PA) [DMPA/D(LPA+RPA)] diameter ratio were significantly larger in PH-CHD patients. Hemodynamic results showed that the velocity of the PA branches was higher in PH-CHD patients, in whom PA flow rate usually increased. WSS in the MPA was lower and E . was higher in PH-CHD patients. E . was positively correlated with DMPAnorm, DMPA/DAO, and DMPA/D(LPA+RPA) ratios and the flow rate in the PA. E . was a sensitive index for the diagnosis of PH-CHD. Conclusion: E . is a potential biomechanical marker for PH-CHD assessment. This hemodynamic parameter may lead to new directions for revealing the potential pathophysiologic mechanism of PH-CHD.
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- Liping Wang
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Pediatric Translational Medicine Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Virtual Reality of Structural Heart Disease, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Pediatric Translational Medicine Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Virtual Reality of Structural Heart Disease, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Pediatric Translational Medicine Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Virtual Reality of Structural Heart Disease, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Takigami M, Itatani K, Nakanishi N, Nakaji K, Kajiyama Y, Matoba S, Yaku H, Yamagishi M. Evaluation using a four-dimensional imaging tool before and after pulmonary valve replacement in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2019; 13:30. [PMID: 30722790 PMCID: PMC6362591 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-018-1964-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary regurgitation is a common complication after tetralogy of Fallot repair, resulting in right ventricular dysfunction, arrhythmia, and sudden death. However, the indications and optimal timing for pulmonary valve replacement are not fully known. We describe a case in which a four-dimensional imaging tool was useful in the decision to re-operate, thus resulting in decreased energy loss and improved right ventricular function after the re-operation for tetralogy of Fallot. CASE PRESENTATION A 54-year-old Japanese woman visited our hospital due to palpitations and wide QRS tachycardia with persistent tiredness for several months. She underwent repair of tetralogy of Fallot when she was 2-years old. An electrocardiogram showed prolonged QRS duration (199 msec) with a complete right bundle branch block and an echocardiograph demonstrated that her right ventricle was highly enlarged and had poor contraction, and severe pulmonary valve regurgitation with one leaflet flail. Four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated that regurgitant volumes and regurgitant fractions of pulmonary regurgitation were calculated as 63.12 ml and 54.0%, respectively. Right ventricular end-diastolic/end-systolic volume index was 169.54/99.76 mL/m2, and the cardiac index was 1.78 L/minute per m2. Flow energy loss was 2.93 mW, which is estimated to be three times higher than normal controls. An electrophysiological study showed an intact anterior internodal pathway and a slow pathway just through the outside of the right atriotomy line scar, which is supposed to cause a re-entry circuit. We decided to perform a pulmonary valve replacement and a right maze procedure. A 27 mm bioprosthetic valve was implanted in the native pulmonary annulus with a supra-annular position. Concomitantly, the right maze procedure was performed. A four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging done 3 months later showed that right ventricular end-diastolic/end-systolic volume index had significantly reduced to 85.24/55.41 mL/m2 and the cardiac index had increased from 1.78 to 2.58 L/minute per m2. Energy loss had greatly improved from 2.93 to 1.48 mW. CONCLUSIONS A four-dimensional imaging tool was useful in the decision to re-operate, thus resulting in decreased energy loss and improved right ventricular function after the re-operation for tetralogy of Fallot.
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- Masao Takigami
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ward, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ward, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ward, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Rijnberg FM, Elbaz MSM, Westenberg JJM, Kamphuis VP, Helbing WA, Kroft LJ, Blom NA, Hazekamp MG, Roest AAW. Four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging-derived blood flow energetics of the inferior vena cava-to-extracardiac conduit junction in Fontan patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2018; 55:1202-1210. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Friso M Rijnberg
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
- Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam and Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Rijnberg FM, Hazekamp MG, Wentzel JJ, de Koning PJ, Westenberg JJ, Jongbloed MR, Blom NA, Roest AA. Energetics of Blood Flow in Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation 2018; 137:2393-2407. [DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.033359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands. Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (J.J.W.)
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology (N.A.B., A.A.W.R.)
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Shibata M, Itatani K, Hayashi T, Honda T, Kitagawa A, Miyaji K, Ono M. Flow Energy Loss as a Predictive Parameter for Right Ventricular Deterioration Caused by Pulmonary Regurgitation After Tetralogy of Fallot Repair. Pediatr Cardiol 2018; 39:731-742. [PMID: 29453683 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-018-1813-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The optimal timing for pulmonary valve replacement after Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair remains controversial. In this study, we estimated the feasibility of using flow energy loss (FEL) to predict right ventricular (RV) deterioration due to pulmonary regurgitation after TOF repair. We examined RV outflow tract (RVOT) flow in nine patients who underwent TOF or double-outlet right ventricle repair in the intervention group (Group I) and compared them with three healthy children in the control group (Group C). We evaluated flow across the RVOT and pulmonary valve by vector flow mapping (VFM) on echocardiography and by phase contrast-magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI). Next, we calculated FEL and analyzed the relationship between FEL and clinical parameters of RV function. The mean FEL was significantly greater in Group I than in Group C (p = 0.002). Flow pattern and FEL were comparable by VFM and PC-MRI at the same phase 14.6 years after TOF repair. There was a significant positive correlation for the cardiothoracic ratio with both the mean FEL [correlation coefficient (r) = 0.78; p = 0.012] and the diastolic peak FEL (r = 0.75; p = 0.021) in Group I. There was also a significant positive correlation between the serial change in QRS duration with both the mean FEL (r = 0.82; p = 0.014) and the diastolic FEL (r = 0.70; p = 0.052) in Group I. FEL by VFM is an effective tool for evaluating ventricular deterioration caused by RV workload.
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- Miyuki Shibata
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. .,Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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Miyazaki S, Miyaji K, Itatani K, Oka N, Goto S, Nakamura M, Kitamura T, Horai T, Sughimoto K, Nakamura Y, Yoshimura N. Surgical strategy for aortic arch reconstruction after the Norwood procedure based on numerical flow analysis. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2018; 26:460-467. [PMID: 29049796 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivx332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Inefficient aortic flow after the Norwood procedure is known to lead to the deterioration of ventricular function due to an increased cardiac workload. To prevent the progression of aortic arch obstruction, arch reconstruction concomitant with second-stage surgery is recommended. The aim of this study was to determine the indications for reconstruction based on numerical simulation and to reveal the morphology that affects the haemodynamic parameters. METHODS Fifteen patients who underwent the Norwood procedure or arch repair and Damus-Kaye-Stansel anastomosis were enrolled. The pressure gradient in aortic arch was 1.6 ± 3.9 mmHg (ranged from 0 to 12 mmHg) on catheter examination. Six patients who had prominent turbulent flow accompanied with a large flow energy loss index greater than 40 mW/m2 and high wall shear stress greater than 100 Pa underwent arch reconstruction. RESULTS After arch reconstruction, the energy loss index significantly decreased from 88.5 ± 50.0 mW/m2 to 23.1 ± 10.4 mW/m2 (P = 0.026) and wall shear stress significantly decreased from 194.5 ± 87.4 Pa to 60.3 ± 40.5 Pa (P = 0.0062). There were 3 late deaths due to heart failure caused by progressive atrioventricular valve regurgitation during the follow-up period (60 months). The systemic ventricular function was preserved in the remaining patients without any pressure gradients in the arch. CONCLUSIONS Determining the surgical strategy for arch reconstruction based on numerical flow analysis may effectively reduce the ventricular load even if no stenosis or pressure gradients are observed on catheter examination or echocardiography.
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- Shohei Miyazaki
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Laboratory, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Surgery I, Toyama University School of Medicine, Toyama City, Toyama, Japan
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Goya S, Wada T, Shimada K, Hirao D, Tanaka R. The relationship between systolic vector flow mapping parameters and left ventricular cardiac function in healthy dogs. Heart Vessels 2017; 33:549-560. [PMID: 29230570 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-017-1093-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Vector flow mapping (VFM) is a novel echocardiographic technology that shows blood flow vectors and vortexes, enabled the hydrokinetic evaluation of hemodynamics within the left ventricle. VFM provides several unique parameters: circulation, vorticity, vortex area, and energy loss. The present study aims to reveal a relationship between VFM parameters and cardiac function. Five healthy Beagle dogs were anesthetized and administered with dobutamine (0, 2, 4, 8, 12 µg/kg/min). Pressure-volume diagrams were acquired to assess cardiac function using pressure-volume conductance catheter. Systolic maximum circulation, vorticity, vortex area, and energy loss were measured using VFM. The systolic maximum circulation, systolic vorticity, systolic vortex area, and systolic energy loss were increased by dobutamine administration. There was a strongly significant correlation between the systolic maximum circulation and ejection fraction (r = 0.76), maximal positive left ventricular (LV) pressure derivatives (dP/dt max) (r = 0.80), and end-systolic LV elastance (r = 0.73). Systolic vorticity and systolic vortex area were strongly correlated with ejection fraction (r = 0.76, 0.68) and dP/dt max (r = 0.76, 0.69), and end-systolic LV elastance (r = 0.62, 0.74), respectively. Systolic energy loss was strongly correlated with dP/dt max (r = 0.78), systolic maximum circulation (r = 0.81), and systolic vorticity (r = 0.82). The present study revealed that systolic VFM parameters are associated with the LV contractility. Furthermore, systolic energy loss was susceptible to the systolic vortex parameters such as systolic vorticity and systolic maximum circulation. Systolic VFM parameters are new hydrokinetic indices reflecting LV contractility.
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- Seijirow Goya
- Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan.
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan
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Honda T, Itatani K, Takanashi M, Kitagawa A, Ando H, Kimura S, Oka N, Miyaji K, Ishii M. Exploring energy loss by vector flow mapping in children with ventricular septal defect: Pathophysiologic significance. Int J Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.06.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Itatani K, Miyazaki S, Furusawa T, Numata S, Yamazaki S, Morimoto K, Makino R, Morichi H, Nishino T, Yaku H. New imaging tools in cardiovascular medicine: computational fluid dynamics and 4D flow MRI. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017; 65:611-621. [PMID: 28929446 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-017-0834-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Blood flow imaging is a novel technology in cardiovascular medicine and surgery. Today, two types of blood flow imaging tools are available: measurement-based flow visualization including 4D flow MRI (or 3D cine phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging), or echocardiography flow visualization software, and computer flow simulation modeling based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD). MRI and echocardiography flow visualization provide measured blood flow but have limitations in temporal and spatial resolution, whereas CFD flow calculates the flow according to assumptions instead of flow measurement, and it has sufficiently fine resolution up to the computer memory limit, and it enables even virtual surgery when combined with computer graphics. Blood flow imaging provides profound insight into the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases, because it quantifies and visualizes mechanical stress on the vessel walls or heart ventricle. Wall shear stress (WSS) is a stress on the endothelial wall caused by the near wall blood flow, and it is thought to be a predictor of atherosclerosis progression in coronary or aortic diseases. Flow energy loss (EL) is the loss of blood flow energy caused by viscous friction of turbulent diseased flow, and it is expected to be a predictor of ventricular workload on various heart diseases including heart valve disease, cardiomyopathy, and congenital heart diseases. Blood flow imaging can provide useful information for developing predictive medicine in cardiovascular diseases, and may lead to breakthroughs in cardiovascular surgery, especially in the decision-making process.
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Affiliation(s)
- Keiichi Itatani
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Laboratory, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Kajicho 465, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Laboratory, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Kajicho 465, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Laboratory, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Kajicho 465, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Laboratory, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Kajicho 465, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Laboratory, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Kajicho 465, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Laboratory, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Kajicho 465, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Laboratory, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Kajicho 465, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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Energy efficiency and pulmonary artery flow after balloon pulmonary angioplasty for inoperable, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Analysis by phase-contrast MRI. Eur J Radiol 2017; 87:99-104. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Revised: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Akiyama K, Maeda S, Matsuyama T, Kainuma A, Ishii M, Naito Y, Kinoshita M, Hamaoka S, Kato H, Nakajima Y, Nakamura N, Itatani K, Sawa T. Vector flow mapping analysis of left ventricular energetic performance in healthy adult volunteers. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2017; 17:21. [PMID: 28068909 PMCID: PMC5223342 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-016-0444-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Vector flow mapping, a novel flow visualization echocardiographic technology, is increasing in popularity. Energy loss reference values for children have been established using vector flow mapping, but those for adults have not yet been provided. We aimed to establish reference values in healthy adults for energy loss, kinetic energy in the left ventricular outflow tract, and the energetic performance index (defined as the ratio of kinetic energy to energy loss over one cardiac cycle). METHODS Transthoracic echocardiography was performed in fifty healthy volunteers, and the stored images were analyzed to calculate energy loss, kinetic energy, and energetic performance index and obtain ranges of reference values for these. RESULTS Mean energy loss over one cardiac cycle ranged from 10.1 to 59.1 mW/m (mean ± SD, 27.53 ± 13.46 mW/m), with a reference range of 10.32 ~ 58.63 mW/m. Mean systolic energy loss ranged from 8.5 to 80.1 (23.52 ± 14.53) mW/m, with a reference range of 8.86 ~ 77.30 mW/m. Mean diastolic energy loss ranged from 7.9 to 86 (30.41 ± 16.93) mW/m, with a reference range of 8.31 ~ 80.36 mW/m. Mean kinetic energy in the left ventricular outflow tract over one cardiac cycle ranged from 200 to 851.6 (449.74 ± 177.51) mW/m with a reference range of 203.16 ~ 833.15 mW/m. The energetic performance index ranged from 5.3 to 37.6 (18.48 ± 7.74), with a reference range of 5.80 ~ 36.67. CONCLUSIONS Energy loss, kinetic energy, and energetic performance index reference values were defined using vector flow mapping. These reference values enable the assessment of various cardiac conditions in any clinical situation.
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- Koichi Akiyama
- Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan
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- Department of Statistical Genetics, Kyoto University, Kamigyo, Kyoto, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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An Observation from Liver Biopsies Two Decades Post-Fontan. Pediatr Cardiol 2016; 37:1119-22. [PMID: 27160101 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-016-1403-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This brief report describes an observation from liver biopsy results in nonfailing Fontan patients, currently in their second postoperative decade. In three patients, with either atriopulmonary or atrioventricular connections and functional left ventricles, we found no portal fibrosis. In contrast, we found portal fibrosis in three clinically similar, nonfailing Fontan patients with lateral tunnel connections and functional left ventricles. We recognize the results may be secondary to chance; nevertheless, we speculate about possible relevancy.
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Goto S, Nakamura M, Itatani K, Miyazaki S, Oka N, Honda T, Kitamura T, Horai T, Ishii M, Miyaji K. Synchronization of the Flow and Pressure Waves Obtained With Non-Simultaneous Multipoint Measurements. Int Heart J 2016; 57:449-55. [PMID: 27385601 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.15-440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The use of measured data as boundary conditions renders hemodynamic simulations more patient-specific. However, synchronized acquisition of data at multiple locations is often difficult in clinical practice. This study proposes a method for resynchronizing measured data for use as boundary conditions for flow simulations using frequency analyses, and discusses the optimal cut-off frequency for differentiating cardiac and respiratory variation in hemodynamic data during resynchronization. To demonstrate the utility of the method, a Fontan circulation, which is the final palliative result with single-ventricle physiology, was used. The results suggest that it is optimal to set a cut-off frequency that gives a local minimum in the power spectrum that is slightly lower than the peak frequency of the heartbeat. Additionally, the total energy loss depended on the cut-off frequency, although the overall flow patterns appeared to be similar. The method is applicable to cardiovascular systems other than the Fontan circulation, where hemodynamic data with multifactorial fluctuations are required at various locations but simultaneous measurements are not possible.
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- Shinji Goto
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saitama University
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