Affiliations: Institute Biomedical Technology, Ghent University, Belgium
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Address for correspondence: Prof. Pascal Verdonck, PhD, Institute Biomedical Technology, Ghent University Hospital Site – Blok B, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: A fluid is a medium which deforms, or undergoes motion, continuously under the action of a shearing stress and includes liquids and gases. Applying biofluid mechanics to the cardiovascular system requires knowledge of anatomy and geometry, pressure data and blood flow, volume and velocity measurements. A good example is the assessment of the haemodynamics of biological and mechanical heart valves.
Keywords: Pressure gradient, Bernoulli, Doppler measurement, effective orifice area and performance index, heart valve, regurgitation, laminar flow, turbulent flow, Reynolds number
