Computational fluid dynamic study of flow optimization in realistic models of the total cavopulmonary connections

In the Fontan circulation, pulmonary and systemic vascular resistances are in series. The influence of various inferior vena cava to pulmonary artery connections in this unique circulatory arrangement was evaluated using computation fluid dynamics methods.Realistic three-dimensional models of total cavopulmonary connections were created from angiographic measurements to include the hepatic vein, superior vena cava, and branches of the pulmonary...