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Aramburu J, Ruijsink B, Chabiniok R, Pushparajah K, Alastruey J. Patient-specific closed-loop model of the fontan circulation: Calibration and validation. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30404. [PMID: 38742066 PMCID: PMC11089314 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
Abstract
The Fontan circulation, designed for managing patients with a single functional ventricle, presents challenges in long-term outcomes. Computational methods offer potential solutions, yet their application in cardiology practice remains largely unexplored. Our aim was to assess the ability of a patient-specific, closed-loop, reduced-order blood flow model to simulate pulsatile blood flow in the Fontan circulation. Using one-dimensional models, we simulated the aorta, superior and inferior venae cavae, and right and left pulmonary arteries, while lumping heart chambers and remaining vessels into zero-dimensional models. The model was calibrated with patient-specific haemodynamic data from combined cardiac catheterisation and magnetic resonance exams, using a novel physics-based stepwise methodology involving simpler open-loop models. Testing on a 10-year-old, anesthetised patient, demonstrated the model's capability to replicate pulsatile pressure and flow in the larger vessels and ventricular pressure. Average relative errors in mean pressure and flow were 2.9 % and 3.6 %, with average relative point-to-point errors (RPPE) in pressure and flow at 5.2 % and 16.0 %. Comparing simulation results to measurements, mean aortic pressure and flow values were 50.7 vs. 50.4 mmHg and 41.6 vs. 41.9 ml/s, respectively, while ventricular pressure values were 28.7 vs. 27.4 mmHg. The model accurately described time-varying ventricular volume with a RPPE of 2.9 %, with mean, minimum, and maximum ventricular volume values for simulation results vs. measurements at 59.2 vs. 58.2 ml, 38.0 vs. 37.6 ml, and 76.0 vs. 74.4 ml, respectively. It provided physiologically realistic predictions of haemodynamic changes from pulmonary vasodilation and atrial fenestration opening. The new model and calibration methodology are freely available, offering a platform to virtually investigate the Fontan circulation's response to clinical interventions and explore potential mechanisms of Fontan failure. Future efforts will concentrate on broadening the model's applicability to a wider range of patient populations and clinical scenarios, as well as testing its effectiveness.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jorge Aramburu
- Universidad de Navarra, TECNUN Escuela de Ingeniería, P° Manuel Lardizabal 13, 20018, Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, SE1 7EH, London, UK
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, SE1 7EH, London, UK
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, SE1 7EH, London, UK
- Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Evelina Children's Hospital, SE1 7EH, London, UK
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, SE1 7EH, London, UK
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Gusseva M, Divekar A. Tuning Into the Left Ventricle's Diastolic Dance Following Pulmonary Valve Replacement-Be Aware! JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY & INTERVENTIONS 2024; 3:101346. [PMID: 39130183 PMCID: PMC11308030 DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.101346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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- Maria Gusseva
- Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
- Heart Center, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, Texas
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Chapelle D, Le Gall A. A biomechanics-based parametrized cardiac end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship for accurate patient-specific calibration and estimation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:11232. [PMID: 37433813 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38196-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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A simple power law has been proposed in the pioneering work of Klotz et al. (Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291(1):H403-H412, 2006) to approximate the end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship of the left cardiac ventricle, with limited inter-individual variability provided the volume is adequately normalized. Nevertheless, we use here a biomechanical model to investigate the sources of the remaining data dispersion observed in the normalized space, and we show that variations of the parameters of the biomechanical model realistically account for a substantial part of this dispersion. We therefore propose an alternative law based on the biomechanical model that embeds some intrinsic physical parameters, which directly enables personalization capabilities, and paves the way for related estimation approaches.
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- Dominique Chapelle
- Inria, Palaiseau, France.
- LMS, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France.
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- Inria, Palaiseau, France
- LMS, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
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Yin X, Wang Y. Effect of pulmonary regurgitation on cardiac functions based on a human bi-ventricle model. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2023; 238:107600. [PMID: 37285726 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2023.107600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Assessing the severity of pulmonary regurgitation (PR) and identifying optimal clinically relevant indicators for its treatment is crucial, yet standards for quantifying PR remain unclear in clinical practice. Computational modelling of the heart is in the process of providing valuable insights and information for cardiovascular physiology research. However, the advancements of finite element computational models have not been widely applied to simulate cardiac outputs in patients with PR. Furthermore, a computational model that incorporates both the left ventricle (LV) and right ventricle (RV) can be valuable in assessing the relationship between left and right ventricular morphometry and septal motion in PR patients. To enhance our understanding of the effect of PR on cardiac functions and mechanical behaviour, we developed a human bi-ventricle model to simulate five cases with varying degrees of PR severity. METHODS This bi-ventricle model was built using a patient-specific geometry and a widely used myofibre architecture. The myocardial material properties were described by a hyperelastic passive constitutive law and a modified time-varying elastance active tension model. To simulate realistic cardiac functions and the dysfunction of the pulmonary valve in PR disease cases, open-loop lumped parameter models representing systemic and pulmonary circulatory systems were designed. RESULTS In the baseline case, pressures in the aorta and main pulmonary artery and ejection fractions of both the LV and RV were within normal physiological ranges reported in the literature. The end-diastolic volume (EDV) of the RV under varying degrees of PR was comparable to the reported cardiac magnetic resonance imaging data. Moreover, RV dilation and interventricular septum motion from the baseline to the PR cases were clearly observed through the long-axis and short-axis views of the bi-ventricle geometry. The RV EDV in the severe PR case increased by 50.3% compared to the baseline case, while the LV EDV decreased by 18.1%. The motion of the interventricular septum was consistent with the literature. Furthermore, ejection fractions of both the LV and RV decreased as PR became severe, with LV ejection fraction decreasing from 60.5% at baseline to 56.3% in the severe case and RV ejection fraction decreasing from 51.8% to 46.8%. Additionally, the average myofibre stress of the RV wall at end-diastole significantly increased due to PR, from 2.7±12.1 kPa at baseline to 10.9±26.5 kPa in the severe case. The average myofibre stress of the LV wall at end-diastole increased from 3.7±18.1 kPa to 4.3±20.3 kPa. CONCLUSIONS This study established a foundation for the computational modelling of PR. The simulated results showed that severe PR leads to reduced cardiac outputs in both the LV and RV, clearly observable septum motion, and a significant increase in the average myofibre stress in the RV wall. These findings demonstrate the potential of the model for further exploration of PR.
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- Xueqing Yin
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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Hiremath G, Batlivala S, Callahan R, Thatte N, Rockefeller T, Nawaytou H, Reddy SV, Hussain T, Chabiniok R, Butts R, Vettukattil J, Aregullin EO, Aldweib N, Burkhoff D, Brener MI. Clinical Applications of Pressure-Volume Assessment in Congenital Heart Disease. JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY & INTERVENTIONS 2023; 2:100599. [PMID: 39130717 PMCID: PMC11307813 DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2023.100599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Ventricular pressure-volume (PV) loops offer unique insights into cardiovascular mechanics. PV loops can be instrumental in improving our understanding of various congenital heart diseases, including single ventricular physiology, heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension, as well as guiding therapeutic interventions. This review focuses on the theoretical and practical foundations for the acquisition and interpretation of PV loops in congenital heart disease and discusses their clinical applications.
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- Gurumurthy Hiremath
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Masonic Children’s Hospital, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Interventional Pediatric Cardiology, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Children’s Mercy, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatrics, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Congenital Heart Center, Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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- Congenital Heart Center, Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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Prediction of Ventricular Mechanics After Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Tetralogy of Fallot by Biomechanical Modeling: A Step Towards Precision Healthcare. Ann Biomed Eng 2021; 49:3339-3348. [PMID: 34853921 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-021-02895-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Clinical indicators of heart function are often limited in their ability to accurately evaluate the current mechanical state of the myocardium. Biomechanical modeling has been shown to be a promising tool in addition to clinical indicators. By providing a patient-specific measure of myocardial active stress (contractility), biomechanical modeling can enhance the precision of the description of patient's pathophysiology at any given point in time. In this work we aim to explore the ability of biomechanical modeling to predict the response of ventricular mechanics to the progressively decreasing afterload in repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) patients undergoing pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) for significant residual right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO). We used 19 patient-specific models of patients with rTOF prior to pulmonary valve replacement (PVR), denoted as PSMpre, and patient-specific models of the same patients created post-PVR (PSMpost)-both created in our previous published work. Using the PSMpre and assuming cessation of the pulmonary regurgitation and a progressive decrease of RVOT resistance, we built relationships between the contractility and RVOT resistance post-PVR. The predictive value of such in silico obtained relationships were tested against the PSMpost, i.e. the models created from the actual post-PVR datasets. Our results show a linear 1-dimensional relationship between the in silico predicted contractility post-PVR and the RVOT resistance. The predicted contractility was close to the contractility in the PSMpost model with a mean (± SD) difference of 6.5 (± 3.0)%. The relationships between the contractility predicted by in silico PVR vs. RVOT resistance have a potential to inform clinicians about hypothetical mechanical response of the ventricle based on the degree of pre-operative RVOTO.
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