Detail

Keywords

Assisted Circulation; Cardiovascular; Computer Simulation; Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted

Research group(s)

• Cardiovascular Dynamics and Artificial Organs
  Research Area: The Working Group deals with investigation, development and simulation of cardiovascular devices and hemodynamics for diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
  Members:
  Francesco Moscato
  Martin Maw
  Martin Stoiber
  Mojgan Ghodrati-Misek
  Christian Grasl
  Bettina Kronsteiner
  Theodor Abart
  Philipp Aigner
  Max Haberbusch
  Thomas Schlöglhofer
  Gregor Widhalm
  Laurenz Berger

Research interests

• Computational fluid dynamics simulation of intracardiac flow fields
• Fluid-structure interaction simulation of heart valve
• Blood flow analysis of cardiac flow fields 

Techniques, methods & infrastructure

• ANSYS Fluent
• ANSYS Mechanical
• ANSYS Maxwell
• Materialise 3-Matic 
• Materialise Mimics 
• Matlab 

Selected publications

1. Ghodrati, M. et al., 2021. Effects of the atrium on intraventricular flow patterns during mechanical circulatory support. The International Journal of Artificial Organs, p.039139882110560. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03913988211056018.
2. Ghodrati, M. et al., 2020. The influence of left ventricular assist device inflow cannula position on thrombosis risk. Artificial Organs, 44(9), pp.939–946. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aor.13705.
3. Ghodrati, M. et al., 2020. Validation of numerically simulated ventricular flow patterns during left ventricular assist device support. The International Journal of Artificial Organs, 44(1), pp.30–38. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0391398820904056.
4. Khienwad, T. et al., 2021. Effect of Timings of the Lavare Cycle on the Ventricular Washout in an In Vitro Flow Visualization Setup. ASAIO Journal, 67(5), pp.517–528. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001269.