Table 4.
Maximum GOA, opening and closing velocities (OV, CV), CSA, and maximum leaflet VMS for different area-reduced configurations
| Configuration | Shape factor | GOA (cm2) | OV (cm2/s) | CVS (cm2/s) | CVR (cm2/s) | ROA (mm2) | CSA (mm2) | VMS1 (MPa) | VMS2 (MPa) | vms3 (MPa) | VMSdia (MPa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | _ | 2.6 | 42 | 2 | 42 | 0.5 | 111 | 0.836 | 0.505 | 0.663 | 0.836 |
| EllipMajor | 0.64 | 1.4 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 2.1 | 156 | 1.116 | 0.515 | 0.82 | 1.116 (33) |
| EllipMinor | 0.64 | 1.3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1.1 | 151 | 0.649 | 0.667 | 0.68 | 0.680 (−19) |
| D-Shape 1 | 1.38 | 2.0 | 28 | 3 | 38 | 1.0 | 129 | 0.748 | 0.623 | 0.657 | 0.748 (−11) |
| D-Shape 2 | 1.38 | 2.0 | 32 | 3 | 43 | 1.4 | 144 | 1.059 | 0.549 | 0.796 | 1.059 (27) |
| Tri-Vertex | 1.2 | 2.4 | 29 | 1 | 47 | 0.1 | 129 | 0.753 | 0.432 | 0.61 | 0.753 (−10) |
| Tri-Sides | 1.35 | 2.5 | 29 | 1 | 39 | 0.1 | 130 | 1.034 | 0.591 | 0.822 | 1.034 (24) |
| Circular | 1.05 | 2.2 | 34 | 1 | 33 | 0.1 | 136 | 0.880 | 0.527 | 0.711 | 0.880 (5) |
| Circular | 1.10 | 1.8 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 0.0 | 147 | 0.888 | 0.489 | 0.666 | 0.888 (6) |
| Circular | 1.15 | 1.4 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 | 150 | 0.655 | 0.468 | 0.525 | 0.655 (−22) |
| Circular | 1.20 | 0.8 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 | 164 | 0.680 | 0.485 | 0.525 | 0.680 (−19) |
The percentage difference relative to the control case is given in parentheses. Subscripts 1, 2, and 3 refer to the red, blue, and green leaflets, respectively (shown in Fig. 3).