Measurement of Mitral Leaflet and Annular Geometry and Stress After Repair of Posterior Leaflet Prolapse: Virtual Repair Using aÂ Patient-Specific Finite Element Simulation

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2872880	The Annals of Thoracic Surgery	2014	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

We successfully conducted virtual mitral valve prolapse repair using FE modeling methods. Future studies will examine the effects of leaflet resection type as well as annuloplasty ring size and shape.

Keywords

mitral annuloplasty C-C end systole NYU TEE end diastole A-P Myocardial infarction Finite element MRI Trans-esophageal echocardiography left ventricle Magnetic resonance imaging New York University mitral valve mitral regurgitation Virtual reality anteroposterior

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Measurement of Mitral Leaflet and Annular Geometry and Stress After Repair of Posterior Leaflet Prolapse: Virtual Repair Using aÂ Patient-Specific Finite Element Simulation

Authors

Liang PhD, William G. BS, Alison MD, Rakesh MD, Zhihong MS, Julius M. PhD, Eugene A. MD, Mark B. MD,