期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS
卷 39, 期 16, 页码 2966-2973出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.10.026
关键词
heart valves; biomechanics; soft tissue properties; commissure; flexure; cantilever beam; elastica
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL-063026] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL063026] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Flexure is a major deformation mode of the aortic valve (AV) leaflet, particularly in the commissural region where the upper portion of the leaflet joins the aortic root. However, there are no existing data known on the mechanical properties of leaflet in the commissural region. To address this issue, we quantified the effective stiffness of the commissural region using a cantilever beam method. Ten specimens were prepared, with each specimen flexed in the direction of natural leaflet motion (forward) and against the natural motion (reverse). At a flexure angle (phi) of 30 degrees, the effective forward direction modulus E was 42.63+4.44 kPa and the reverse direction E was 75.01 +/- 14.53 kPa (p=0.049). Further, E-phi response was linear (r(2)similar to 0.9) in both flexural directions. Values for dE/d phi were -2.24 +/- 0.6kPa/degrees and -1.90 +/- 0.3kPa/degrees in the forward and reverse directions, respectively (not statistically different, p=0.424), indicating a consistent decrease in stiffness with increased flexure. In comparison, we have reported that the effective tissue stiffness of AV leaflet belly region was 150-200 kPa [Merryman, W.D., Huang, H.Y.S., Schoen, F.J., Sacks, M.S. (2006). The effects of cellular contraction on AV leaflet flexural stiffness. Journal of Biomechanics 39 (1), 88-96], which was also independent of direction and amount of flexure. Histological studies of the commissure region indicated that tissue buckling was a probable mechanism for decrease in E with increasing flexure. The observed change in E with flexural angle in the commissural region is a subtle aspect of valve function. From a valve design perspective, these findings can be used as design criteria in fabricating prosthetic devices AV resulting in better functional performance. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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