Finite Element Modeling Using Patient-Specific Geometry to Predict Aortic Valve Insufficiency During Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation

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Abstract

Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) is a non-surgical treatment in which a stented valve is delivered via catheter to replace a stenosed or leaky pulmonary valve. Stent oversizing is used to anchor the valve within the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), but overexpansion may interfere with adjoining structures specifically the aortic root and coronary arteries. Potential devastating consequences include distortion of the aortic sinus, causing aortic valve insufficiency, and/or compression of the coronary arteries. Because the outcome of PPVI is determined by the patient's anatomy, we propose a method that uses patient-specific finite-element (FE) models constructed from pre-procedural cross-sectional CT scan images to evaluate these potential risks prior to clinical intervention. In five cases from an ongoing retrospective study, our preliminary results demonstrate our model's ability to accurately identify the risk of aortic valve insufficiency as a consequence of the PPVI procedure.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9780791885710
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022 - Minneapolis, Virtual, United States
Duration: Apr 11 2022Apr 14 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022

Conference

Conference2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMinneapolis, Virtual
Period4/11/224/14/22

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health through the Cardiovascular Engineering Training Program at the University of Minnesota (T32-HL139431) and the Andrew David Sit Foundation Innovators Fund (FY21). The authors thank Claire Westman, Brittany Faanes, and Casey Hokanson for their contributions.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by ASME

Keywords

  • aortic valve insufficiency
  • cardiac intervention
  • cardiovascular biomechanics
  • catheterization lab
  • finite element analysis
  • patient-specific modeling
  • valve replacement

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