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Abstract #3370

Optimizing Pulmonary Vascular Resistances in Single Ventricle Children at Glenn Physiology using Computational Fluid Dynamics

Sebastian Laudenschlager1, Samuel Schofield2, Nicolas Drysdale3, Matthew Stone4, Jennifer Romanowicz2, Benjamin Frank2, Michael DiMaria2, Vitaly Kheyfets5, and Mehdi Hedjazi-Moghari6
1Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States, 2Department of Cardiology, University of Colorado and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States, 3Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States, 4Department of Surgery, University of Colorado and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States, 5Department of Critical Care, University of Colorado and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States, 6Department of Radiology, University of Colorado and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: Flow, Cardiovascular, Catheterization, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Lumped Parameter Model, Pulmonary Vascular Resistance, Glenn Physiology, Simulation of Fontan Surgery

Motivation: Individual pulmonary vascular resistances (PVR) of the left and right lung are needed to perform in-silico virtual cardiac surgery to improve Fontan conduit designs, yielding more balanced blood flow to the lungs.

Goal(s): Predict patient-specific PVR of both lungs using clinical flow and pressure data acquired from cardiovascular magnetic resonance exams and catheterizations.

Approach: Utilize computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and lumped parameter (LP) models to iteratively optimize the PVR of both lungs.

Results: There is excellent correlation between the PVR estimates of the CFD and LP models, and both models fit to clinical outlet flow and pressure with less than 10% error.

Impact: Accurate prediction of individual lung resistances is needed for patient-specific in-silico virtual cardiac surgery to optimize the design of the Fontan conduit. This design could then be implemented by surgeons to provide more balanced pulmonary blood flow in Fontan patients.

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