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January 22, 2021
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Boundary-Condition Analysis of an Idealized Left Atrium Model

Publicated to: ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING. 49 (6): 1507-1520 - 2021-06-01 49(6), DOI: 10.1007/s10439-020-02702-x

Authors:

Duenas-Pamplona, Jorge; Sierra-Pallares, Jose; Garcia, Javier; Castro, Francisco; Munoz-Paniagua, Jorge
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Affiliations

Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales - Author
Universidad de Valladolid - Author
‎ Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ingn Energet, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Ind, C Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, Madrid 28006, Spain - Author
‎ Univ Valladolid, Dept Ingn Energet & Fluidomecan, Escuela Ingn Ind, Paseo Cauce 59, Valladolid 47011, Spain - Author
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Abstract

© 2021, Biomedical Engineering Society. The most common type of cardiac arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation (AF), which is characterised by irregular and ineffective atrial contraction. This behaviour results into the formation of thrombi, mainly in the left atrial appendage (LAA), responsible for thromboembolic events. Very different approaches are considered as therapy for AF patients. Therefore, it is necessary to yield insight into the flow physics of thrombi formation to determine which is the most appropriate strategy in each case. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has proven successful in getting a better understanding of the thrombosis phenomenon, but it still requires validation by means of accurate flow field in vivo atrial measurements. As an alternative, in this paper it is proposed an in vitro flow validation, consisting in an idealised model that captures the main flow features observed in the human LA which, once combined with Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) measurements, provides readily accessible, easy to emulate, detailed velocity fields. These results have been used to validate our laminar and Large Eddy Simulation (LES) simulations. Besides, we have run a parametric study of different boundary conditions sets previously employed in the literature. These data can be used as a benchmark for further development of LA CFD models.
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Keywords

Atrial fibrillationAtrial functionComputational fluid dynamicsComputer simulationCoronary circulationHeart atriaHumansHydrodynamicsLarge eddy simulationLeft atrial appendageModel validationModels, cardiovascularOstium flowParticle image velocimetryRheology

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 43/98, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Biomedical. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Biomedical Engineering.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.04, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-27, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 17
  • Scopus: 21
  • Europe PMC: 15
  • Google Scholar: 25
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-27:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 16.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 16 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/85874/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 154
  • Downloads: 66
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (DUEÑAS PAMPLONA, JORGE) and Last Author (MUÑOZ PANIAGUA, JORGE).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been DUEÑAS PAMPLONA, JORGE.

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