Publications by Elena Faggiano

A patient-specific aortic valve model based on moving resistive immersed implicit surfaces

Alfio Quarteroni, Elena Faggiano, Marco Fedele

In this paper, we propose a full computational framework to simulate the hemodynamics in the aorta including the valve. Closed and open valve surfaces, as well as the lumen aorta, are reconstructed directly from medical images using new ad hoc algorithms, ...

Springer Heidelberg2017

Numerical modeling of hemodynamics scenarios of patient-specific coronary artery bypass grafts

Alfio Quarteroni, Gianluigi Rozza, Andrea Manzoni, Elena Faggiano

A fast computational framework is devised to the study of several configurations of patient-specific coronary artery bypass grafts. This is especially useful to perform a sensitivity analysis of the hemodynamics for different flow conditions occurring in n ...

Springer Heidelberg2017

Computational comparison of aortic root stresses in presence of stentless and stented aortic valve bio-prostheses

Alfio Quarteroni, Christian Vergara, Elena Faggiano

We provide a computational comparison of the performance of stentless and stented aortic prostheses, in terms of aortic root displacements and internal stresses. To this aim, we consider three real patients; for each of them, we draw the two prostheses con ...

Taylor & Francis Ltd2017

Metal artefact reduction in computed tomography images by a fourth-order total variation flow

Alfio Quarteroni, Elena Faggiano

Permanent metallic implants, such as dental fillings and cardiac devices, generate streaks-like artefacts in computed tomography (CT) images. In this article, we propose a strategy to perform metal artefact reduction (MAR) that relies on the total variatio ...

Taylor & Francis Ltd2016

Fast simulations of patient-specific haemodynamics of coronary artery bypass grafts based on a POD-Galerkin method and a vascular shape parametrization

Alfio Quarteroni, Gianluigi Rozza, Andrea Manzoni, Elena Faggiano

In this work a reduced-order computational framework for the study of haemodynamics in three-dimensional patient-specific configurations of coronary artery bypass grafts dealing with a wide range of scenarios is proposed. We combine several efficient algor ...

Elsevier2016

An effective algorithm for the generation of patient-specific Purkinje networks in computational electrocardiology

Fabio Nobile, Christian Vergara, Elena Faggiano

The Purkinje network is responsible for the fast and coordinated distribution of the electrical impulse in the ventricle that triggers its contraction. Therefore, it is necessary to model its presence to obtain an accurate patient-specific model of the ven ...

Elsevier2015

Patient-specific generation of the Purkinje network driven by clinical measurements of a normal propagation

Fabio Nobile, Alfio Quarteroni, Christian Vergara, Elena Faggiano

The propagation of the electrical signal in the Purkinje network is the starting point for the activation of the ventricular muscular cells leading to the contraction of the ventricle. In the computational models, describing the electrical activity of the ...

Springer Verlag2014

Helical flows and asymmetry of blood jet in dilated ascending aorta with normally functioning bicuspid valve

Alfio Quarteroni, Christian Vergara, Elena Faggiano

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is associated with aortic dilatation and aneurysm. Several studies evidenced an eccentric systolic flow in ascending aorta associated with increased wall shear stresses (WSS) and the occurrence of an helical systolic flow. This ...

Springer Heidelberg2013