Title
3D Simulation Analysis of Central Shunt in Patient-Specific Hemodynamics: Effects of Varying Degree of Pulmonary Artery Stenosis and Shunt Diameters.
Abstract
The objective of this study was to compare the effects of different shunt diameters and pulmonary artery (PA) stenosis grades on the hemodynamics of central shunts to determine an optimal surgical plan and improve the long-term outcomes of the operation. A 3D anatomical model was reconstructed based on the patient's clinical CT data. 3D computational fluid dynamics models were built with varying degrees of stenosis (the stenosis ratio alpha was represented by the ratio of blood flow through the main pulmonary artery to cardiac output, ranging from 0 to 30%; the smaller the value of alpha, the more severe the pulmonary artery stenosis) and varying shunt diameters (3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, and 5 mm). Our results show that the asymmetry of pulmonary artery flow increased with increasing shunt diameter and alpha, which will be more conducive to the development of the left pulmonary artery. Additionally, the pulmonary-to-systemic flow ratio (Q(P)/Q(S)) increases with the shunt diameter and alpha, and all the values exceed 1. When the shunt diameter is 3 mm and alpha = 0%, Q(P)/Q(S) reaches the minimum value of 1.01, and the oxygen delivery reaches the maximum value of 205.19 ml/min. However, increasing shunt diameter and alpha is beneficial to reduced power loss and smoother PA flow. In short, for patients with severe PA stenosis (alpha is small), a larger-diameter shunt may be preferred. Conversely, when the degree of PA stenosis is moderate, a smaller shunt diameter can be considered.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1155/2020/4720908
COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE
Field
DocType
Volume
Computer science,Stenosis,Artificial intelligence,Left pulmonary artery,Hemodynamics,Computer vision,Blood flow,Pulmonary artery,Shunt (electrical),Internal medicine,Cardiology,Pulmonary artery stenosis,Cardiac output
Journal
2020.0
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1748-670X
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jiawei Liu101.01
Haiyun Yuan200.34
Neichuan Zhang301.01
Xiangyu Chen400.68
Chengbin Zhou500.34
Meiping Huang624.79
Qifei Jian701.35
Jian Zhuang893.34