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Publications

Selected Journal Papers

(Full List: Google Scholar & Research Gate)

2021

  1. Wei, Z. A., Si, B., Ge, X., Zhu, M., Cetatoiu, M. A., Tian, C., Sun, L. & Qiao, B. “Is Doppler Echocardiography Adequate for Surgical Planning of Single Ventricle Patients?”. Cardiovasc Eng Technol, (2021).
  2. Wei, Z. A., Ratnayaka, K., Si, B., Singh-Gryzbon, S., Cetatoiu, M. A., Fogel, M. A., Slesnick, T., Yoganathan, A. P. & Nigro, J. J. “An Anterior Anastomosis for the Modified Fontan Connection: A Hemodynamic Analysis”. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, (2021).
  3. Wei, Z. A. & Fogel, M. A. “Engineering Perspective on Cardiovascular Simulations of Fontan Hemodynamics: Where Do We Stand with a Look Towards Clinical Application”. Cardiovasc Eng Technol, (2021).
  4. Kohli, K., Wei, Z. A. (co-first author), Sadri, V., Netto, T., Lisko, J. C., Greenbaum, A. B., Babaliaros, V., Oshinski, J. N. & Yoganathan, A. P. “A Simplified In Silico Model of Left Ventricular Outflow in Patients After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement with Anterior Leaflet Laceration”. Ann Biomed Eng 49, 1449-1461, (2021).
  5. Kohli, K., Wei, Z. A., Sadri, V., Khan, J. M., Lisko, J. C., Netto, T., Greenbaum, A. B., Blanke, P., Oshinski, J. N., Lederman, R. J., Yoganathan, A. P. & Babaliaros, V. C. “Dynamic nature of the LVOT following transcatheter mitral valve replacement with LAMPOON: new insights from post-procedure imaging”. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, (2021).

2020

  1. Tang, E., Wei, Z. A. (co-first author), Fogel, M. A., Veneziani, A. & Yoganathan, A. P. “Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulation of an Intra-Atrial Fontan Connection”. Biology 9, (2020).
  2. Trusty, P. M., Wei, Z. A., Fogel, M. A., Maher, K., Deshpande, S. R. & Yoganathan, A. P. “Computational modeling of a right-sided Fontan assist device: Effectiveness across patient anatomies and cannulations”. J Biomech 109, 109917, (2020).
  3. Trusty, P. M., Wei, Z. A., Rychik, J., Graham, A., Russo, P. A., Surrey, L. F., Goldberg, D. J., Yoganathan, A. P. & Fogel, M. A. “Cardiac Magnetic Resonance-Derived Metrics Are Predictive of Liver Fibrosis in Fontan Patients”. Ann Thorac Surg 109, 1904-1911, (2020).
  4. Kohli, K., Wei, Z. A., Sadri, V., Easley, T. F., Pierce, E. L., Zhang, Y. N., Wang, D. D., Greenbaum, A. B., Lisko, J. C., Khan, J. M., Lederman, R. J., Blanke, P., Oshinski, J. N., Babaliaros, V. & Yoganathan, A. P. “Framework for Planning TMVR using 3-D Imaging, In Silico Modeling, and Virtual Reality”. Structural Heart 4, 336-341, (2020).
  5. Wei, Z. A., Johnson, C., Trusty, P., Stephens, M., Wu, W., Sharon, R., Srimurugan, B., Kottayil, B. P., Sunil, G. S., Fogel, M. A., Yoganathan, A. P. & Kappanayil, M. “Comparison of Fontan Surgical Options for Patients with Apicocaval Juxtaposition”. Pediatr Cardiol 41, 1021-1030, (2020).
  6. Wei, Z. A., Singh-Gryzbon, S., Trusty, P. M., Huddleston, C., Zhang, Y., Fogel, M. A., Veneziani, A. & Yoganathan, A. P. “Non-Newtonian Effects on Patient-Specific Modeling of Fontan Hemodynamics”. Ann Biomed Eng, (2020).
  7. Singh-Gryzbon, S., Ncho, B., Sadri, V., Bhat, S. S., Kollapaneni, S. S., Balakumar, D., Wei, Z. A., Ruile, P., Neumann, F. J., Blanke, P. & Yoganathan, A. P. “Influence of Patient-Specific Characteristics on Transcatheter Heart Valve Neo-Sinus Flow: An In Silico Study”. Ann Biomed Eng, (2020).

2019

  1. Singh-Gryzbon, S., Sadri, V., Toma, M., Pierce, E. L., Wei, Z. A. & Yoganathan, A. P. “Development of a Computational Method for Simulating Tricuspid Valve Dynamics”. Ann Biomed Eng 47, 1422-1434, (2019).
  2. Wei, Z. A., Trusty, P. M., Zhang, Y., Tang, E., Whitehead, K. K., Fogel, M. A. & Yoganathan, A. P. “Impact of Free-Breathing Phase-Contrast MRI on Decision-Making in Fontan Surgical Planning”. J Cardiovasc Transl Res, (2019).
  3. Wei, Z. A., Huddleston, C., Trusty, P. M., Singh-Gryzbon, S., Fogel, M. A., Veneziani, A. & Yoganathan, A. P. “Analysis of Inlet Velocity Profiles in Numerical Assessment of Fontan Hemodynamics”. Ann Biomed Eng 47, 2258-2270, (2019).
  4. Trusty, P. M., Wei, Z. A., Slesnick, T. C., Kanter, K. R., Spray, T. L., Fogel, M. A. & Yoganathan, A. P. “The first cohort of prospective Fontan surgical planning patients with follow-up data: How accurate is surgical planning?”. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 157, 1146-1155, (2019).
  5. Trusty, P. M., Wei, Z., Sales, M., Kanter, K. R., Fogel, M. A., Yoganathan, A. P. & Slesnick, T. C. “Y-graft modification to the Fontan procedure: Increasingly balanced flow over time”. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, (2019).
  6. Tang, E., Wei, Z. A., Trusty, P. M., Whitehead, K. K., Mirabella, L., Veneziani, A., Fogel, M. A. & Yoganathan, A. P. “The effect of respiration-driven flow waveforms on hemodynamic metrics used in Fontan surgical planning”. J Biomech 82, 87-95, (2019).

2018

  1. Wei, Z. A., Tree, M., Trusty, P. M., Wu, W., Singh-Gryzbon, S. & Yoganathan, A. “The Advantages of Viscous Dissipation Rate over Simplified Power Loss as a Fontan Hemodynamic Metric”. Ann Biomed Eng 46, 404-416, (2018).
  2. Trusty, P. M., Wei, Z., Rychik, J., Russo, P. A., Surrey, L. F., Goldberg, D. J., Fogel, M. A. & Yoganathan, A. P. “Impact of hemodynamics and fluid energetics on liver fibrosis after Fontan operation”. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 156, 267-275, (2018).
  3. Trusty, P. M., Slesnick, T. C., Wei, Z. A., Rossignac, J., Kanter, K. R., Fogel, M. A. & Yoganathan, A. P. “Fontan Surgical Planning: Previous Accomplishments, Current Challenges, and Future Directions”. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 11, 133-144, (2018).
  4. Wei, Z. A., Sonntag, S. J., Toma, M., Singh-Gryzbon, S. & Sun, W. “Computational Fluid Dynamics Assessment Associated with Transcatheter Heart Valve Prostheses: A Position Paper of the ISO Working Group”. Cardiovasc Eng Technol 9, 289-299, (2018).
  5. Kohli, K., Wei, Z. A., Yoganathan, A. P., Oshinski, J. N., Leipsic, J. & Blanke, P. “Transcatheter Mitral Valve Planning and the Neo-LVOT: Utilization of Virtual Simulation Models and 3D Printing”. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 20, 99, (2018).
  6. Tree, M., Wei, Z. A., Trusty, P. M., Raghav, V., Fogel, M., Maher, K. & Yoganathan, A. “Using a Novel In Vitro Fontan Model and Condition-Specific Real-Time MRI Data to Examine Hemodynamic Effects of Respiration and Exercise”. Ann Biomed Eng 46, 135-147, (2018).
  7. Avitabile, C. M., Goldberg, D. J., Leonard, M. B., Wei, Z. A., Tang, E., Paridon, S. M., Yoganathan, A. P., Fogel, M. A. & Whitehead, K. K. “Leg lean mass correlates with exercise systemic output in young Fontan patients”. Heart 104, 680-684, (2018).
  8. Wei, Z. L. A. & Zheng, Z. Q. C. “Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulation on Energy Harvesting From Vortical Flows by a Passive Heaving Foil”. Journal of Fluids Engineering-Transactions of the Asme 140, (2018).

2017

  1. Wei, Z. A., Trusty, P. M., Tree, M., Haggerty, C. M., Tang, E., Fogel, M. & Yoganathan, A. P. “Can time-averaged flow boundary conditions be used to meet the clinical timeline for Fontan surgical planning?”. J Biomech 50, 172-179, (2017).
  2. Trusty, P. M., Wei, Z., Tree, M., Kanter, K. R., Fogel, M. A., Yoganathan, A. P. & Slesnick, T. C. “Local Hemodynamic Differences Between Commercially Available Y-Grafts and Traditional Fontan Baffles Under Simulated Exercise Conditions: Implications for Exercise Tolerance”. Cardiovasc Eng Technol 8, 390-399, (2017).
  3. Tree, M., Wei, Z. A., Munz, B., Maher, K., Deshpande, S., Slesnick, T. & Yoganathan, A. “A Method for In Vitro TCPC Compliance Verification”. J Biomech Eng 139, 064502-064502, (2017).
  4. Tang, E., Wei, Z. A., Whitehead, K. K., Khiabani, R. H., Restrepo, M., Mirabella, L., Bethel, J., Paridon, S. M., Marino, B. S., Fogel, M. A. & Yoganathan, A. P. “Effect of Fontan geometry on exercise haemodynamics and its potential implications”. Heart 103, 1806-1812, (2017).
  5. Wei, Z. A. & Zheng, Z. C. “Energy-Harvesting Mechanism of a Heaving Airfoil in a Vortical Wake”. AIAA Journal 55, 4061-4073, (2017).

BEFORE 2016

  1. Wei, Z., Whitehead, K. K., Khiabani, R. H., Tree, M., Tang, E., Paridon, S. M., Fogel, M. A. & Yoganathan, A. P. “Respiratory Effects on Fontan Circulation During Rest and Exercise Using Real-Time Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging”. Ann Thorac Surg 101, 1818-1825, (2016).
  2. Wei, Z. A., Zheng, Z. C. & Yang, X. F. “Computation of Flow Through a Three-Dimensional Periodic Array of Porous Structures by a Parallel Immersed-Boundary Method”. Journal of Fluids Engineering-Transactions of the Asme 136, 040905, (2014).
  3. Wei, Z. & Zheng, Z. C. “Mechanisms of wake deflection angle change behind a heaving airfoil”. Journal of Fluids and Structures 48, 1-13, (2014).
  4. Zheng, Z. C. & Wei, Z. “Study of mechanisms and factors that influence the formation of vortical wake of a heaving airfoil”. Physics of Fluids 24, 103601, (2012)

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