Complex and pseudo-fibre chordae models yielded good mitral valve closure and similar energy distribution, whereas the simplified model led to poorer coaptation and higher energy consumption.
A pseudo-fibre chordal structure model provides accurate mitral valve dynamics comparable to complex models but with less computational intensity, making it suitable for patient-specific applications.
We develop a fluid-structure interaction (FSI) model of the mitral valve (MV) that uses an anatomically and physiologically realistic description of the MV leaflets and chordae tendineae. Three different chordae models-complex, 'pseudo-fibre' and simplified chordae-are compared to determine how different chordae representations affect the dynamics of the MV. The leaflets and chordae are modelled as fibre-reinforced hyperelastic materials, and FSI is modelled using an immersed boundary-finite element method. The MV model is first verified under static boundary conditions against the commercial finite element software ABAQUS and then used to simulate MV dynamics under physiological pressure conditions. Interesting flow patterns and vortex formulation are observed in all three cases. To quantify the highly complex system behaviour resulting from FSI, an energy budget analysis of the coupled MV FSI model is performed. Results show that the complex and pseudo-fibre chordae models yield good valve closure during systole but that the simplified chordae model leads to poorer leaflet coaptation and an unrealistic bulge in the anterior leaflet belly. An energy budget analysis shows that the MV models with complex and pseudo-fibre chordae have similar energy distribution patterns but the MV model with the simplified chordae consumes more energy, especially during valve closing and opening. We find that the complex chordae and pseudo-fibre chordae have similar impact on the overall MV function but that the simplified chordae representation is less accurate. Because a pseudo-fibre chordal structure is easier to construct and less computationally intensive, it may be a good candidate for modelling MV dynamics or interaction between the MV and heart in patient-specific applications.
Feng et al. (Tue,) conducted a other in Mitral valve dynamics. Complex and pseudo-fibre chordae models vs. Simplified chordae model was evaluated on Mitral valve dynamics, leaflet coaptation, and energy budget. Complex and pseudo-fibre chordae models yielded good mitral valve closure and similar energy distribution, whereas the simplified model led to poorer coaptation and higher energy consumption.
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