DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODEL APPLIED ON CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL HEMODYNAMIC CHANGES IN THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE DURING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION OR SINUS RHYTHM

The differential effect of SR compared to AF on regional left atrial appendage (LAA) hemodynamics is unknown. We aimed to develop a novel computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model to examine LAA hemodynamic alterations in SR or AF. Computed tomography (CT) from 12 patients were analyzed. Following