Experimental and Computational Studies of the Aortic Bi-leaflet Mechanical Heart Valve (BMHV) Hemodynamics in an Idealized Left Ventricle

We aim to validate the performance of our fluid structure interaction (FSI) simulations of a bi-leaflet mechanical heart valve in the aortic position., whose motion is driven by the beating left ventricle. We compare in vitro experiments and computations performed on an idealized model of the left ventricle (LV) with a St. Jude Medical Regent heart valve in the aortic position.