A Physical Model Describing the Mechanism for Formation of Gas Microbubbles in Patients with Mitral Mechanical Heart Valves

This study was aimed at developing a physical model, supported by experimental observations, to describe the formation and growth of microbubbles seen in patients with mitral mechanical heart valves (MHV). This phenomenon, often referred to as high intensity transient signals (HITS), appears as bright, intense, high-velocity and persistent echoes detected by Doppler ultrasonography at the instant of closure.

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