title: Velocity profiles in the wake of two prosthetic heart valves using a new cardiovascular simulator.
abstract: In this paper we present a study of the post valvular flow field on a new cardiovascular simulator including an elastic model of the aortic arch. Transverse and vertical two-dimensional velocity measurements are performed with an ultrasonic velocimeter. Two prosthetic heart valves are tested in the aortic position. The behaviour of the velocity vectors patterns during one pulsatile cycle is one of the most striking features of the flow.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farahifar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cassot
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bodard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pelissier
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000502:physiology*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002309:Cardiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D012212:Rheology; D014465:Ultrasonics