A less-invasive procedure that combines interventional stent placement in the ductus arteriosus and surgical banding of the branch pulmonary arteries has been recently introduced in the treatment of the hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). The hemodynamic behaviour of this hybrid approach has not been examined before in a mathematical model. In this study, a mathematical model of the hybrid procedure for HLHS is described, applying a multiscale approach that couples 3D models of the area of the surgical operation and lumped parameter models of the remaining circulation. The effects of various degrees of pulmonary banding and different stent sizes inserted in the ductus arteriosus on pulmonary-systemic flow ratio, cardiac output and oxygen delivery were assessed. Computational results suggest that balanced systemic and pulmonary blood flow and optimal systemic oxygen delivery are sensitive to the degree of pulmonary arterial banding and not to the size of the ductal stent.

Multiscale models of the hybrid palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

CORSINI, CHIARA;PENNATI, GIANCARLO;DUBINI, GABRIELE ANGELO;MIGLIAVACCA, FRANCESCO
2011-01-01

Abstract

A less-invasive procedure that combines interventional stent placement in the ductus arteriosus and surgical banding of the branch pulmonary arteries has been recently introduced in the treatment of the hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). The hemodynamic behaviour of this hybrid approach has not been examined before in a mathematical model. In this study, a mathematical model of the hybrid procedure for HLHS is described, applying a multiscale approach that couples 3D models of the area of the surgical operation and lumped parameter models of the remaining circulation. The effects of various degrees of pulmonary banding and different stent sizes inserted in the ductus arteriosus on pulmonary-systemic flow ratio, cardiac output and oxygen delivery were assessed. Computational results suggest that balanced systemic and pulmonary blood flow and optimal systemic oxygen delivery are sensitive to the degree of pulmonary arterial banding and not to the size of the ductal stent.
2011
Congenital heart diseases; Mathematical models; Fluid dynamics; Lumped parameter model; Finite volume method
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