1. Technical Feasibility and Design of a Shape Memory Alloy Support Device to Increase Ejection Fraction in Patients with Heart Failure

   • K. M. Aarnink
   • F. R. Halfwerk
   • J. M. J. Paulusse

   OriginalPaper Open access 09 January 2019 Pages: 1 - 9

   

2. Multi-Objective Optimization Design of Balloon-Expandable Coronary Stent

   • Xiang Shen
   • Hongfei Zhu
   • Song Ji

   OriginalPaper 23 January 2019 Pages: 10 - 21

   

3. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Volumetric Evaluation During Mid-term Follow-Up After Endovascular Sealing Using the Nellix™ Device

   • Salma El Batti
   • Mariano E. Casciaro
   • Damian Craiem

   OriginalPaper 04 October 2018 Pages: 22 - 31

   

4. A New Method for Simulating Embolic Coils as Heterogeneous Porous Media

   • Hooman Yadollahi-Farsani
   • Marcus Herrmann
   • Brian Chong

   OriginalPaper 18 October 2018 Pages: 32 - 45

   

5. A Computational Study of Mechanical Performance of Bioresorbable Polymeric Stents with Design Variations

   • T. Y. Qiu
   • L. G. Zhao
   • M. Song

   OriginalPaper 10 December 2018 Pages: 46 - 60

   

6. Objective Uniaxial Identification of Transition Points in Non-Linear Materials: Sample Application to Porcine Coronary Arteries and the Dependency of Their Pre- and Post-Transitional Moduli with Position

   • Jenny M. Freij
   • Hanna E. Burton
   • Daniel M. Espino

   OriginalPaper 28 November 2018 Pages: 61 - 68

   

7. A Valveless Pulsatile Pump for the Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Simulation Study

   • Marcus Granegger
   • Hitendu Dave
   • Michael Hübler

   OriginalPaper 10 December 2018 Pages: 69 - 79

   

8. Cardiac Valve Bioreactor for Physiological Conditioning and Hydrodynamic Performance Assessment

   • Brandon J. Tefft
   • Joshua A. Choe
   • Amir Lerman

   OriginalPaper 11 October 2018 Pages: 80 - 94

   

9. A Novel Pulse Damper for Endothelial Cell Flow Bioreactors

   • M. M. Alloush
   • M. Liermann
   • G. F. Oweis

   OriginalPaper 28 November 2018 Pages: 95 - 111

   

10. Estimation of Biomechanical Properties of Normal and Atherosclerotic Common Carotid Arteries

    • Effat Soleimani
    • Manijhe Mokhtari-Dizaji
    • Hazhir Saberi

    OriginalPaper 24 October 2018 Pages: 112 - 123

    

11. Reversed Auxiliary Flow to Reduce Embolism Risk During TAVI: A Computational Simulation and Experimental Study

    • Michele Conti
    • Stijn Vandenberghe
    • Stefanos Demertzis

    OriginalPaper 16 October 2018 Pages: 124 - 135

    

12. Patient-Specific Multi-Scale Model Analysis of Hemodynamics Following the Hybrid Norwood Procedure for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Effects of Reverse Blalock–Taussig Shunt Diameter

    • Andres Ceballos
    • Ray Prather
    • William M. DeCampli

    OriginalPaper 04 December 2018 Pages: 136 - 154

    

13. Effect of Varying Viscosity on Two-Fluid Model of Blood Flow through Constricted Blood Vessels: A Comparative Study

    • Ashish Tiwari
    • Satyendra Singh Chauhan

    OriginalPaper 09 October 2018 Pages: 155 - 172

    

14. Quantitative Characterization of Aortic Valve Endothelial Cell Viability and Morphology In Situ Under Cyclic Stretch

    • Scott A. Metzler
    • Steven C. Waller
    • James N. Warnock

    OriginalPaper 23 August 2018 Pages: 173 - 180

    

15. Mechanical Characterization of the Lamellar Structure of Human Abdominal Aorta in the Development of Atherosclerosis: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study

    • Alireza Rezvani-Sharif
    • Mohammad Tafazzoli-Shadpour
    • Alberto Avolio

    OriginalPaper 13 July 2018 Pages: 181 - 192