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New dynamic particle image velocimetry (PIV) technology was applied to the study of the flow field associated with prosthetic heart valves. Four bileaflet prostheses, the St. Jude Medical (SJM) valve, the On-X valve with straight leaflets, the Jyros (JR) valve, and the Edwards MIRA (MIRA) valve with curved leaflets, were tested in the mitral position under pulsatile flow conditions to find the effect of the leaflet shape and overall valve design on the flow field, particularly in terms of the turbulent stress distribution, which may influence hemolysis, platelet activation, and thrombus formation. Comparison of the time-resolved flow fields associated with the opening, accelerating, peak, and closing phases of the diastolic flow revealed the effects of the leaflet shape and overall valve design on the flow field. Anatomically and antianatomically oriented bileaflet valves were also compared in the mitral position to study the effects of the orientation on the downstream flow field. The experimental program used a dynamic PIV system utilizing a high-speed, high-resolution video camera to map the true time-resolved velocity field inside the simulated ventricle. Based on the experimental data, the following general conclusions can be made. High-resolution dynamic PIV can capture true chronological changes in the velocity and turbulence fields. In the vertical measuring plane that passes the centers of both the aortic and mitral valves (A-A section), bileaflet valves show clear and simple circulatory flow patterns when the valve is installed in the antianatomical orientation. The SJM, the On-X, and the MIRA valves maintain a relatively high velocity through the central orifice. The curved leaflets of the JR valve generate higher velocities with a divergent flow during the accelerating and peak flow phases when the valve is installed in the anatomical orientation. In the velocity field directly below the mitral valve and normal to the previous measuring plane (B-B section), where characteristic differences in valve design on the three-dimensional flow should be visible, the symmetrical divergent nature of the flow generated by the two inclined half-disks installed in the antianatomical orientation was evident. The SJM valve, with a central downward flow near the valve, is contrasted with the JR valve, which has a peripherally strong downward circulation with higher turbulent stresses. The On-X valve has a strong central downward flow attributable to its large opening angle and flared inlet shape. The MIRA valve also has a relatively strong downward central flow. The MIRA valve, however, diverts the flow three-dimensionally due to its peripherally curved leaflets.
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Akutsu, T., Saito, J. Dynamic particle image velocimetry flow analysis of the flow field immediately downstream of bileaflet mechanical mitral prostheses. J Artif Organs 9, 165–178 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10047-006-0340-5
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