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MATTERS OF THE HEART LIFE SCIENCES<br />

FIGURE 6: Velocity vectors of fl ow fi eld for peak, early, mid and late diastole for 90%<br />

Stenosis + RBTS<br />

FIGURE 7: Velocity vectors of fl ow fi eld for peak, early, mid and late diastole for nominal +<br />

RBTS case<br />

This article is based on a collaborative project<br />

between the Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace<br />

Engineering at the College of Engineering<br />

Technology of the University of Central<br />

Florida, The Heart Center at Arnold Palmer<br />

Hospital for Children in Orlando with support<br />

from a Grant in Aid (11GRNT7940011) from the<br />

American Heart Association.<br />

FIGURE 8 - Comparison of fl uid fl ow<br />

between nominal and severe stenosis<br />

(90%) with and without RBTS. Nominal (A),<br />

Nominal + RBTS (B), Severe (C), Severe +<br />

RBTS (D)<br />

SPECIAL REPORT<br />

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