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Protocol for Relative Hydrodynamic Assessment of Tri-leaflet Polymer Valves

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¹Laval Hospital Research Center, Laval University, Quebec, Canada. Julio.Garcia@crhl.ulaval.ca

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Silicone rubber valves demonstrate consistent hydrodynamic performance across varying cardiovascular resistance conditions. These findings indicate minimal impact of resistance on valve function, suggesting reliable performance in diverse physiological environments.

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Cardiovascular Device Research
Fluid Dynamics in Medical Devices

Background:

Assessing heart valve hydrodynamic performance typically involves metrics like effective orifice area, transvalvular resistance, regurgitation, and blood damage.
Previous research indicates that cardiovascular resistance, compliance, and valve angle can influence effective orifice area.
The study investigates the performance of silicone rubber valves under varied cardiovascular resistance.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the hydrodynamic performance of silicone rubber valves under different cardiovascular resistance conditions.
To test the hypothesis that these valves maintain good performance irrespective of cardiovascular resistance.
To compare valve performance under constant and pulsatile flow rates.

Main Methods:

Two in vitro experiments were conducted using constant and pulsatile flow rates.
Key parameters measured included transvalvular pressure gradient, transvalvular resistance, Gorlin effective orifice area (EOA), ascending aorta EOA, and Reynolds numbers.
Statistical analysis, including p-value calculation, was used to determine significance.

Main Results:

Cardiovascular resistance showed no significant effect on the hydrodynamic performance of the studied silicone rubber valves.
Small transvalvular resistance and pressure gradients were observed.
A statistically significant difference (p-value 0.001) was found in Gorlin EOA between constant and pulsatile flow rates.

Conclusions:

Silicone rubber valves exhibit robust hydrodynamic performance, largely unaffected by variations in cardiovascular resistance.
The observed small transvalvular resistance and pressure gradients suggest efficient valve function.
Flow rate characteristics (constant vs. pulsatile) can influence Gorlin EOA, highlighting the importance of flow dynamics in valve assessment.