Impact of tricuspid annuloplasty device shape and size on valve mechanics—a computational study

Geometric data of commercially available tricuspid valve annuloplasty devices

“… The geometric data of these tricuspid annuloplasty devices will allow surgeons to objectively compare these devices and thus help make the best selection for tricuspid valve repair. These data may further help scientists who build computational models of the tricuspid valve and tricuspid valve repair procedures [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] . For example, predictive models of tricuspid valve annuloplasty procedures may use our data to inform their device geometries.…”

“…These data may further help scientists who build computational models of the tricuspid valve and tricuspid valve repair procedures [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] . For example, predictive models of tricuspid valve annuloplasty procedures may use our data to inform their device geometries.…”

“…A table providing a quantitative comparison between all available annuloplasty device shapes and sizes considered in this dataset is provided in the companion article “Tricuspid Annuloplasty Rings: A Quantitative Comparison of Size, Nonplanar Shape, and Stiffness” by Mathur and colleagues [3] . We also direct the reader to a recent study in which we investigated the impact of device shape and size on tricuspid valve mechanics as one example of how our data may be useful [4] .…”