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Keramati H, van Houts L, Chen CK, van de Vosse F, Nakao M, Kim S, Leo HL. Multiscale modeling of a modified Blalock-Taussig surgery in a patient-specific tetralogy of Fallot. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2021; 37:e3436. [PMID: 33438839 DOI: 10.1002/cnm.3436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a congenital heart anomaly that causes a drastic reduction in the oxygen level. In this study, we coupled a lumped-parameter model with a patient-specific three-dimensional (3D) model which included a modified Blalock-Taussig (MBT) shunt. By forming a closed loop, we investigated the effects of certain parameters on the flow rates and the pressures at different locations of the developed network. A local sensitivity analysis on an initial zero-dimensional (0D) closed-loop model was conducted. The 0D lumped parameter (LP) model was then refined based on the results of the multiscale 0D-3D model and the local sensitivity analysis was repeated for the refined 0D model. It was shown that the maximum pressure of the pulmonary bed had the highest sensitivity of 94% to the diameter of MBT shunt. We observed that the existence of the flow in the shunt during the diastole caused an elevated wall shear stress (WSS) in the pulmonary artery. In this work, we calculated the flow velocity and pressure field in a 3D patient-specific aorta with an MBT shunt, and then we used the results to increase the accuracy of our LP model to simulate numerous 0D simulations in a significantly shorter time, which is potentially applicable for medical decision-making.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hamed Keramati
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
| | - Lex van Houts
- Cardiovascular Biomechanics Group, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, North Brabant, Netherlands
| | - Ching Kit Chen
- Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospita, Singapore, Singapore
| | - Frans van de Vosse
- Cardiovascular Biomechanics Group, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, North Brabant, Netherlands
| | - Masakazu Nakao
- Department of Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
| | - Sangho Kim
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
| | - Hwa Liang Leo
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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