Patient-specific finite element analysis of transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Simone Morganti (1) , Ferdinando Auricchio (1) , Michele Conti (1) , Alessandro Reali (1)

1 UNIPV - Università degli Studi di Pavia = University of Pavia

Aortic valve stenosis represents an important public health problem which can be treated through transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Being a quite recent technology, many aspects related to such a minimallyinvasive procedure need further investigation (e.g., paravalvular leakage). The well-established finite element method represents a possible technology to study such aspects within a virtual computer-based framework. Herein, we propose a patient-specific study which includes native leaflets and calcifications with the goal of evaluating the postoperative performance of the implanted prosthetic valve.

Mots clés: aortic valve; TAVI; patient specific modeling; finite element analysis

Domaines: Analyse numérique [math.NA]; Mécanique [physics]; Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]

Simone Morganti, Ferdinando Auricchio, Michele Conti, Alessandro Reali. Patient-specific finite element analysis of transcatheter aortic valve implantation. 2nd ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference (YIC 2013), Sep 2013, Bordeaux, France. ⟨hal-00855892⟩