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Selected Publications

  1. Choi, K., Yang, W., Pak, O.S., Seo, J. “Hemodynamics of slip surfaces for thrombosis control in implanted cardiovascular devices.” Physics of Fluids, 37(2), 021907, (2025). doi:10.1063/5.0250947
  2. Yang, W., Conover, T.A., Figliola, R.S., Giridharan, G.A., Marsden, A.L., Rodefeld, M.D. “Passive performance evaluation and validation of a viscous impeller pump for subpulmonary Fontan circulatory support.” Scientific Reports, 13, (2023). doi:10.1038/s41598-023-38559-y
  3. Pfaller, M.R., Pham, J., Verma, A., Pegolotti, L., Wilson, N.M., Parker, D.W., Yang, W., Marsden, A.L. “Automated generation of 0D and 1D reduced-order models of patient-specific blood flow.” Int J Numer Meth Biomed Engng., 38, e3639, (2022). doi:10.1002/cnm.3639
  4. Lan, I.S., Yang, W., Feinstein, J.A., Kreutzer, J., Collins II, R.T., Ma, M., Adamson, G.T., Marsden, A.L. “Virtual treatment planning in Williams and Alagille patients with peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis.” J Am Heart Assoc., 11, e023532, (2022). doi:10.1161/JAHA.121.023532
  5. Lan, I.S., Liu, J., Yang, W., Zimmermann, J., Ennis, D.B., Marsden, A.L. “Validation of the reduced unified continuum formulation against in vitro 4D-Flow MRI.” Ann Biomed Eng., (2022). doi:10.1007/s10439-022-03038-4
  6. Yang, W., Dong, M., Rabinovitch, M., Chan, F.P., Marsden, A.L., Feinstein, J.A. “Evolution of hemodynamic forces in the pulmonary tree with progressively worsening pulmonary arterial hypertension in pediatric patients.” Biomech Model Mechanobiol., 18, 779–796, (2019). doi:10.1007/s10237-018-01114-0
  7. Yang, W., Marsden, A.L., Ogawa, M.T., Sakarovitch, C., Hall, K.K., Rabinovitch, M., Feinstein, J.A. “Right ventricular stroke work correlates with outcomes in pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension.” Pulmonary Circulation, 8(3), 1–9, (2018). doi:10.1177/2045894018780534
  8. Yang, W., Feinstein, J.A., Vignon-Clementel, I.E. “Adaptive outflow boundary conditions improve post-operative predictions after repair of peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis.” Biomech Model Mechanobiol., 15, 593–627, (2016). doi:10.1007/s10237-016-0766-5
  9. Yang, W., Chan, F.P., Reddy, V.M., Marsden, A.L., Feinstein, J.A. “Flow simulations and validation for the first cohort of patients undergoing the Y-graft Fontan procedure.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg., 149, 247–255, (2014). doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.08.069
  10. Gundert, T.J., Marsden, A.L., Yang, W., Marks, D.S., LaDisa Jr., J.F. “Identification of hemodynamically optimal coronary stent designs based on vessel caliber.” IEEE Trans Biomed Eng., 59(7), 1992–2002, (2012). doi:10.1109/TBME.2012.2196275
  11. Yang, W., Vignon-Clementel, I.E., Troianowski, G., Reddy, V.M., Feinstein, J.A., Marsden, A.L. “Hepatic blood flow distribution and performance in traditional and Y-graft Fontan geometries: a case series computational fluid dynamics study.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg., 143, 1086–1097, (2012). doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.06.042
  12. Yang, W., Feinstein, J.A., Marsden, A.L. “Constrained optimization of an idealized Y-shaped baffle for the Fontan surgery at rest and exercise.” Comput Meth Appl Mech Engrg, 199(33–36), 2135–2149, (2010). doi:10.1016/j.cma.2010.03.012