A Mathematical Representation of the Wheatley Heart Valve

S McKee; J A Cuminato; I W Stewart; D J Wheatley

doi:10.1115/1.4050753

A Mathematical Representation of the Wheatley Heart Valve

J Biomech Eng. 2021 Aug 1;143(8):081006. doi: 10.1115/1.4050753.

Authors

S McKee¹, J A Cuminato², I W Stewart¹, D J Wheatley³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XH, UK.
² Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP 05508-220, Brazil.
³ School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK.

PMID: 33817747
DOI: 10.1115/1.4050753

Abstract

Starting from a hand-drawn contour plot, this note develops a set of intersecting and contiguous circles whose perimeter, upon extending appropriately to three dimensions, can be seen to be a natural mathematical representation of the Wheatley heart valve.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Heart Valves*