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Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection Approximately 30,000 people in the US are diagnosed with thoracic aortic aneurysms
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Bi-axial Stretching Apparatus We utilize a custom made biaxial stretcher to determine the biaxial stiffness of certain biologic
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Borderzone Dysfunction It has been known since the mid 1980s that systolic performance (systolic shortening and wall thickening)
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Computational Simulation of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common heart valve disease
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Recent Publications
- Comparison of Left Ventricular Function Derived from Subject-Specific Inverse Finite Element Modeling Based on 3D ECHO and Magnetic Resonance Images.
2024 | PubMed - Temporal evolution of ascending aortic aneurysm wall stress predicts all-cause mortality.
2024 | PubMed - Height and body surface area versus wall stress for stratification of mid-term outcomes in ascending aortic aneurysm.
2024 | PubMed - A Simulation Study of the Effects of Number and Location of MitraClips on Mitral Regurgitation
2023 | UCSF Research Profile - Imaging and Computational Modeling of Tricuspid Regurgitation and Repair
2023 | UCSF Research Profile
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