A Mathematical Representation of the Wheatley Heart valve
S. McKee, J.A.Cuminato, I.W.Stewart, D.J.Wheatley
J. Biomech. Eng., 143, 081006 (6pp) (2021).
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.