Wall Shear Stress (WSS) is one of the most important parameters used in cardiovascular fluid mechanics, and it provides a lot of information like the risk level caused by any vascular occlusion. Since WSS cannot be measured directly and other availab...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Sep 20, 2024
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Computational models of hemodynamics can contribute to optimizing surgical plans, and improve our understanding of cardiovascular diseases. Recently, machine learning methods have become essential to reduce the computational...
Computational modeling of cardiovascular function has become a critical part of diagnosing, treating and understanding cardiovascular disease. Most strategies involve constructing anatomically accurate computer models of cardiovascular structures, wh...
BACKGROUND: The improvement of controllers of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) technology supporting heart failure (HF) patients has enormous impact, given the high prevalence and mortality of HF in the population. The use of reinforcement learn...
International journal for numerical methods in biomedical engineering
Aug 18, 2024
Reduced order modelling (ROMs) methods, such as proper orthogonal decomposition (POD), systematically reduce the dimensionality of high-fidelity computational models and potentially achieve large gains in execution speed. Machine learning (ML) using ...
INTRODUCTION: The characterization and selection of heart failure (HF) patients for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) remain challenging, with around 30% non-responder rate despite following current guidelines. This study aims to propose a nove...
The international journal of cardiovascular imaging
Aug 10, 2024
Left ventricular (LV) geometric patterns aid clinicians in the diagnosis and prognostication of various cardiomyopathies. The aim of this study is to assess the accuracy and reproducibility of LV dimensions and wall thickness using deep learning (DL)...
Congenital heart disease (CHD) encompasses a spectrum of cardiovascular structural abnormalities, often requiring customized treatment plans for individual patients. Computational modeling and analysis of these unique cardiac anatomies can improve di...
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics
Aug 6, 2024
Global single-valued biomarkers, such as ejection fraction, are widely used in clinical practice to assess cardiac function. However, they only approximate the heart's true 3D deformation process, thus limiting diagnostic accuracy and the understandi...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Jul 23, 2024
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) is a new invasive indicator of myocardial ischaemia, and its diagnostic performance is as good as the "gold standard" of myocardial ischaemia diagnosis: fractional flow reserve (FFR). iFR...
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