Title :
The functional anatomy of human cardiac valves and unique visualization of transcatheter-delivered valves being deployed
Author_Institution :
Depts. of Surg. & Integrative Biol. & Physiol., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
The reanimation of large mammalian hearts, including those of humans, using Visible Heartreg methodologies provides a unique perspective of functional cardiac anatomy. This knowledge is critical for design engineers and clinicians who seek less invasive cardiac repair approaches for patients with acquired or congenital structural heart defects.
Keywords :
catheters; diagnostic radiography; echocardiography; endoscopes; prosthetics; Visible Heart methodologies; cardiac repair; functional cardiac anatomy; human cardiac valves; mammalian hearts; reanimation; structural heart defects; transcatheter-delivered valves; Animals; Biomedical Engineering; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Heart Valves; Humans; Models, Anatomic; Models, Cardiovascular; Swine;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5332487