
AbstractThe transvalvular pressure gradient (TPG) is commonly estimated using the Bernoulli equation. However, the method is known to be inaccurate. Therefore, an adjusted Bernoulli model for accurate TPG assessment was developed and evaluated. Numerical simulations were used to calculate TPGCFD in patient-specific geometries of aortic stenosis as ground truth. Geometries, aortic valve areas (AVA), and flow rates were derived from computed tomography scans. Simulations were divided in a training data set (135 cases) and a test data set (36 cases). The training data was used to fit an adjusted Bernoulli model as a function of AVA and flow rate. The model-predicted TPGModel was evaluated using the test data set and also compared against the common Bernoulli equation (TPGB). TPGB and TPGModel both correlated well with TPGCFD (r > 0.94), but significantly overestimated it. The average difference between TPGModel and TPGCFD was much lower: 3.3 mmHg vs. 17.3 mmHg between TPGB and TPGCFD. Also, the standard error of estimate was lower for the adjusted model: SEEModel = 5.3 mmHg vs. SEEB = 22.3 mmHg. The adjusted model’s performance was more accurate than that of the conventional Bernoulli equation. The model might help to improve non-invasive assessment of TPG.
Transvalvular pressure gradient, Heart Ventricles, 610, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve/physiopathology [MeSH] ; Echocardiography, Doppler/methods [MeSH] ; Aortic valve area ; Heart Ventricles/physiopathology [MeSH] ; Humans [MeSH] ; Retrospective Studies [MeSH] ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods [MeSH] ; Aortic valve stenosis ; Original Article ; Aortic Valve Stenosis/physiopathology [MeSH] ; Blood Flow Velocity/physiology [MeSH] ; Computational fluid dynamics ; Transvalvular pressure gradient ; Arterial Pressure/physiology [MeSH] ; Bernoulli equation, Aortic valve stenosis, Computational fluid dynamics, Echocardiography, Doppler, Aortic Valve, Aortic valve area, Humans, Original Article, Arterial Pressure, Bernoulli equation, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Blood Flow Velocity, 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit, Retrospective Studies
Transvalvular pressure gradient, Heart Ventricles, 610, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve/physiopathology [MeSH] ; Echocardiography, Doppler/methods [MeSH] ; Aortic valve area ; Heart Ventricles/physiopathology [MeSH] ; Humans [MeSH] ; Retrospective Studies [MeSH] ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods [MeSH] ; Aortic valve stenosis ; Original Article ; Aortic Valve Stenosis/physiopathology [MeSH] ; Blood Flow Velocity/physiology [MeSH] ; Computational fluid dynamics ; Transvalvular pressure gradient ; Arterial Pressure/physiology [MeSH] ; Bernoulli equation, Aortic valve stenosis, Computational fluid dynamics, Echocardiography, Doppler, Aortic Valve, Aortic valve area, Humans, Original Article, Arterial Pressure, Bernoulli equation, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Blood Flow Velocity, 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit, Retrospective Studies
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