Abstract
Dual camera stereo photogrammetry was used to quantify the deformation of the central region of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve operating in a flow loop under the physiological and pathological condition. Stretches and strains were measured and analyzed. The principal stretches demonstrated a rapid rise early in leaflet closure, followed by a plateau, suggesting that the collagen fibers "locked" in place. There is a big difference between the major principal stretch and minor principal stretch. Similar to in-vitro tissue mechanics studies, the transmitral pressure-areal strain relationship during loading and unloading clearly demonstrated hysteresis. Further, this relationship demonstrated a dramatic stiffening attributed to collagen fiber locking. When the data of 3 papillary muscle positions were compared, the leaflet in the slack papillary position showed the highest areal strain rate. The valve exhibited a strongly anisotropic behavior. Papillary muscle position had a small effect on strain measured in the region.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1244-1245 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings |
Volume | 2 |
State | Published - 2002 |
Event | Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 24th Annual Conference and the 2002 Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES / EMBS) - Houston, TX, United States Duration: Oct 23 2002 → Oct 26 2002 |
Keywords
- Collagen orientation distribution
- Marker technique
- Porcine mitral valve
- Strain measurement