Changes in Turbulence With Rotation of the Omnicarbon Prosthesis

This study was performed to determine whether annular plane orientation of the Omnicarbon aortic valve influences forward flow turbulence. The Omnicarbon prostheses was modified to allow in situ manual rotation of the valve when implanted in the aortic position of eight 90 kg pigs. Pulsed Doppler ultrasound was used to acquire velocity measurements at 17 locations within the cross-sectional area of the ascending aorta. In each animal, 12 valve rotations were tested in this manner. Reynolds normal stresses were estimated from the velocity measurements. High Reynolds normal stresses were concentrated between left and posterior-right sides of the aortic wall for all orientations studied. No trends in mean or maximum Reynolds normal stresses with respect to valve rotation were consistent in the experiments. Unlike previous experiments with the Medtronic-Hall tilting disc valve, these experiments showed no notable changes in Reynolds normal stress with respect to orientation of the Omnicarbon valve. This suggests that the tendency of turbulent stresses to change with tilting disc valve orientation may be dependent on valve design.

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