1. Simulated elliptical bioprosthetic valve deformation: Implications for asymmetric transcatheter valve deployment 
Wei Sun, Kewei Li, Eric Sirois 
Journal of Biomechanics 
Volume 43, Issue 16, Pages (December 2010)
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2. Fig. 1
The 23-mm outer-diameter symmetric TAV model with stent mesh: (a) side view and (b) top view.
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3. Fig. 2
Six elliptical models of asymmetric TAV. The first row is Scenario 1 with eccentricity of (a) 0.3, (b) 0.5, and (c) The second row is Scenario 2 with eccentricity of (d) 0.3, (e) 0.5, and (f) 0.68.
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4. Fig. 3
Polyhedral volume mesh of an elliptical TAV. Adaptive meshing was used along the leaflet surface and at the Nodule of Arantius.
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5. Fig. 4
Maximum principal stress distribution of fully loaded asymmetric TAV in Scenario 1 with eccentricity of (a) 0.3, (b) 0.5, and (c) 0.68 as well as Scenario 2 with eccentricity of (d) 0.3, (e) 0.5, and (f) 0.68.
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6. Fig. 5
Comparison of FE predicted peak maximum principal stresses and strains of TAVs; the e0-s0 TAV model is symmetric and all other TAV models are asymmetric.
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7. Fig. 6
(a) Flow velocity plot on the long-axis cross-section of the flow test chamber with the velocity jet at the central leakage hole. (b) Volumetric flow vs. transvalvular pressure for the three variations of elliptical TAVs.
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8. Fig. 7
Flat form leaflet geometry used to generate the nominal TAV model. Curve 1 is a straight line connecting the two commissures and curves 2–4 are different variations of the free edge curve, which were not investigated in this study.
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