Flow Characteristics Past Jellyfish and St. Vincent Valves in the Aortic Position Under Physiological Pulsatile Flow Conditions:

Thrombus formation and hemolysis have been linked to the dynamic flow characteristics of heart valve prostheses. To enhance our understanding of the flow characteristics past the aortic position of a Jellyfish (JF) valve in the left ventricle, in vitro laser Doppler anemometry (LDA) measurements were carried out under physiological pulsatile flow conditions...