Free emboli formation in the wake of bi-leaflet mechanical heart valves and the effects of implantation techniques

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作者
Bluestein, D [1 ]
Li, YM
Krukenkamp, IB
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[1] SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Biomed Engn, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
[2] SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Surg, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
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10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00093-3
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Q6 [生物物理学];
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071011 ;
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The high incidence of thromboembolic complications of mechanical heart valves (MHV), primarily due to platelet activation by contact with foreign surfaces and by non-physiological flow patterns past the valve, still limits their success as permanent implants. The latter include elevated shear and turbulent stresses and shed vortices formed in the wake of the valve's leaflets during the deceleration phase, potentially entrapping activated and aggregated platelets. It is hypothesized that these flow patterns induce the formation of free emboli which are the source of cerebrovascular microemboli associated with MHV. Implicit to this hypothesis is that free emboli formation will be affected by the implantation technique employed and the valve orientation, as those will alter the flow characteristics past the valve and the interaction of the platelets with the flow. In this study, numerical simulations of turbulent pulsatile flow past a St. Jude Medical bi-leaflet MHV were conducted. Platelet shear histories were calculated along pertinent turbulent platelet trajectories, and the effect of a misaligned valve on platelet activation was quantified and compared to that of an aligned valve. It demonstrated that the combination of a tilted valve and subannularly sutured pledgets had an explicit detrimental effect on platelet activation, with the following entrapment of the platelets within the shed vortices of the wake leading to a significant increase of the thromboembolic potential of the valve. This numerical model depicted a viable course for free emboli formation, and indicated how the implantation technique may enhance the risk of cardioembolism. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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