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  1. Thaker, S., Pak, D., Baylous, K., Duncan, J., Bluestein, D. Geometric Validation of Deep Learning Segmentation-Based Numerical Mesh Generation of Aortic Valve from CT Images. In BMES 2024 Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 23-26, 2024.
  2. Baylous, K., Kovarovic, B., Anam, S., Helbock, R., Slepian, M., Bluestein, D. Thrombogenic Risk Assessment of Prosthetic Heart Valves Using Novel Fluid-Structure Interaction Approach. In BMES 2024 Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 23-26, 2024.
  3. Reza, S., Kovarovic, B., Bluestein, D. Assessing the Role of Leaflet Calcium Deposit Volume and Distribution on Post-TAVR Cardiac Conduction Abnormalities. In BMES 2024 Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 23-26, 2024.
  4. Sheikhlary, S., Outridge, C.E., Payne, C., Italiano, J.E., Bluestein, D., Marty, M., Slepian, M.J. Platelet Exposure to Exogenous Lipids Reduces Shear-Mediated Platelet Activation. In BMES 2024 Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 23-26, 2024.
  5. Reza, S., Kovarovic, B., Bluestein, D. Feasibility and Post-Procedural Risk Analysis of Redo-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Patient-Specific Fluid-Structure Interaction Based Study. In 2024 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Lake Geneva, WI, June 11-14, 2024.
  6. Baylous, K., Kovarovic, B., Anam, S., Helbock, R., Slepian, M., Bluestein, D. Post-TAVR Thrombogenic Risk Comparisons for Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patients Using Novel Fluid-Structure Interaction Approach. In 2024 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Lake Geneva, WI, June 11-14, 2024.
  7. Kovarovic, B., Baylous, K., Helbock, R., Rotman, O., Slepian, M., Bluestein, D. Digitial Twin Development and Fatigue Optimization of Novel Polymeric TAVR Devices Tailored for Patient-Specific Needs. In 2024 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Lake Geneva, WI, June 11-14, 2024.
  8. Sheikhlary, S., Outridge, C.E., Payne, C., Italiano, J.E., Bluestein, D., Marty, M., Slepian, M.J. Platelet Exposure to Exogenous Cholesterol Reduces Shear-Mediated Platelet Activation: A Future Neutraceutical Therapeutic for MCS? In 70th Annual Conference of the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), Baltimore, MD, May 29-June 1, 2024. 
  9. Reza, S., Kovarovic, B., Bluestein, D. Computational Modeling in the Advancement of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Technology. In 2024 SIMULIA Americas Users Conference, Novi, MI, April 30 - May 2, 2024.
  10. Thaker, S., Anam. S., Kovarovic, B., Bluestein, D. In 50th Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, April 4-5, 2024.
  11. Bluestein, D. TAVR FSI & Thrombogenic Modeling. In Cardiovascular Implant Durability Conference (CVID), Pacific Grove, CA, October 24-26, 2023.
  12. Anam, S. Investigating Post-TAVR Complications and the Risk of Structural Valve Degeneration in BAV Patients using Advanced Computational Modeling Techniques. In Cardiovascular Implant Durability Conference (CVID), Pacific Grove, CA, October 24-26, 2023.
  13. Reza, S., Kovarovic, B., and Bluestein, D. Feasibility and Performance Analysis of Redo-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Patient-Specific In-silico Study. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2023, Seattle, WA, October 11-14, 2023. 
  14. Baylous, K., Kovarovic, B., Anam, S., Helbock, R., Bluestein, D, and Slepian, M.J. Mitigating Post Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Thrombogenic Risk: Design and Optimization of Novel Aortic Valve Devices. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2023, Seattle, WA, October 11-14, 2023. 
  15. Wang, P., Sheriff, J. Zhang, P., and Bluestein, D. Shear-Mediated Platelet Adhesion Dynamics: Correlating In Silico with In Vitro Results. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2023, Seattle, WA, October 11-14, 2023. 
  16. Bluestein, D. AI-Enhanced Shear-Mediated Platelet Adhesion Dynamics and Thrombus Formation: In Vitro Validated Multiscale Simulations Using Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics and Dissipative Particle Dynamics. In 2023 Gordon Research Conference on Biomechanics in Vascular Biology and Disease, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, August 6-11 2023.     
  17. Slepian, M. J., Kovarovic, B., Rotman, O. M., Baylous, K., and Bluestein, D. Advancement of a Novel Polymeric Transcatheter Aortic Valve as an Alternative to Tissue-based Valves. In 68th Annual Conference of the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), San Francisco, CA, June 14-17 2023.     
  18. Palomares, D. E., Deymier, P., Momayez, M., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Snore Vibro-acoustic Platelet Activation: A Thrombotic Risk Factor in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. In 69th Annual Conference of the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), San Francisco, CA, June 14-17 2023.     
  19. Anam, S., Kovarovic, B., Hamdan, A., Haj-Ali, R., and Bluestein, D. Analyzing The Impact Of TAVR Device Orientation On Post-TAVR Paravalvular Leakage Severity And Thrombogenicity In Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patients. In 2023 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Vail, CO, June 4-8 2023.     
  20. Reza, S., Oks, D., Kovarovic, B., Vázquez, M., and Bluestein, D. Effect Of Sinotubular Junction Size In TAVR Leaflet Thrombosis And The Potential Of TAV-in-TAV Procedure: A Fluid Structure Interaction Based Thrombogenic Risk Assessment Analysis. In 2023 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Vail, CO, June 4-8 2023.     
  21. Wang, P., Zhu, Y., Sheriff, J., Zhang, P., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Shear-Mediated Platelet Adhesion Dynamics And Multi-Platelet Aggregation: In Vitro Validated Multiscale Simulations Using Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics And Dissipative Particle Dynamics. In 2023 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Vail, CO, June 4-8 2023.     
  22. Baylous, K. J., Kovarovic, B. J., Anam, S. B., Helbock, R. T., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Mitigating Post-TAVR Thrombogenic Risk: Design And Optimization of Novel Trileaflet and Bicuspid Aortic Valve Devices. In 2023 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Vail, CO, June 4-8 2023.     
  23. Bansal, I., Wang, P., Sheriff, J., and Bluestein, D. Machine Learning-Guided Analysis of Flowing Platelet Adhesion in Microchannels. In 49th Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Philadelphia, PA, March 30-April 1 2023.     
  24. Anam, S., Helbock, R., Baylous, K., Kovarovic, B., Hamdan, A., Haj-Ali, R., and Bluestein, D. Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Clinical Complications in Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV): Patient-Specific Clinical Risk Assessment and its Mitigation using Device Design Optimization. In 8th International Symposium on the Living Heart and Virtual Twin for Humans, Brooklyn, NY, December 7-8 2022.     
  25. Kovarovic, B., Baylous, K., Helbock, R., Anam, S., and Bluestein, D. Development of a Novel Polymeric Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) device: Design Optimization and Fatigue Life Prediction with the use of FEA and LHP Model. In 8th International Symposium on the Living Heart and Virtual Twin for Humans, Brooklyn, NY, December 7-8 2022.     
  26. Reza, S., Kovarovic, B., and Bluestein, D. Uncovering the Mechanism of Developing Cardiac Conduction Abnormality (CCA) Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Using an Electro-Mechanically Coupled Beating Heart Model. In 8th International Symposium on the Living Heart and Virtual Twin for Humans, Brooklyn, NY, December 7-8 2022.     
  27. Wang, P., Zhu, Y., Sheriff, J., Zhang, P., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. AI-Accelerated Multiscale Modeling for Platelet Adhesion Dynamics and Thrombus Formation at Millisecond and Molecular Resolutions. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2022, San Antonio, TX, October 12-15 2022.     
  28. Reza, S., Kovarovic, B., and Bluestein, D. In-silico Risk Assessment of Cardiac Conduction Abnormality Associated with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Using an Electro-Mechanically Coupled Beating Heart Model. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2022, San Antonio, TX, October 12-15 2022.     
  29. Kovarovic, B., Helbock, R., Baylous, K., Rotman, O. M., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Addressing Unmet Clinical Need- Polymeric Valve Technology to Optimize TAVR Devices and Dedicated Design for Treating Unique Patient Anatomies. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2022, San Antonio, TX, October 12-15 2022.     
  30. Anam, S., Baylous, K., Kovarovic, B., Hamdan, A., Haj-Ali, R., and Bluestein, D. Post-TAVR Thrombogenicity in Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV): Patient-Specific Clinical Risk Assessment and its Mitigation using Device Design Optimization. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2022, San Antonio, TX, October 12-15 2022.     
  31. Bluestein, D., Kovarovic, B. J., Anam, S., Ghosh, R. P., Bianchi, M., Rotman, O. M., Hamdan, A., Haj-Ali, R., and Slepian, M. Mitigating the Clinical Risk of Post-TAVR Thrombogenicity using Patient-Specific In-vitro, In-silico Modeling, and Development of a Novel Polymeric Valve. In 9th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2022), Taipei, Taiwan, July 10-14 2022.     
  32. Bluestein, D., Sheriff, J., Zhang, P., Han, C., Wang, P., Zhu, Y., Zhang, Z., Slepian, M. J., and Deng, Y. Machine Learning-Enhanced Multiscale Modeling of Platelet- and Flow-Mediated Thrombosis: In Silico of Platelet-Mediated Thrombosis and In Vitro Analysis of Adhesion Dynamics, Multi-Plalelet Aggregation, and Thrombus Formation. In 9th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2022), Taipei, Taiwan, July 10-14 2022.     
  33. Morany, A., Lavon, K., Gomez Bardon, R., Kovarovic, B., Hamdan, A., Bluestein, D., and Haj-Ali, R. Fluid Structure Interaction Modeling of Compliant Aortic Valves Using the Lattice Boltzmann CFD and FEM Methods. In 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB2022), Porto, Portugal, June 26-29 2022.     
  34. Bluestein, D., Sheriff, J., Zhang, P., Han, C., Wang, P., Zhu, Y., Zhang, Z., Slepian, M., and Deng, Y. Machine Learning-Enhanced Multiscale Modeling of Platelet- and Flow-Mediated Thrombosis: In Vitro and In Silico Analysis of Adhesion Dynamics, Multi-Platelet Aggregation, and Thrombus Formation. In 19th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Austin, TX, June 19-24 2022.     
  35. Anam, S., Reza, S., Kovarovic, B., Bianchi, M., Hamdan, A., Haj-Ali, R., and Bluestein, D. Determining the Risk of Post-TAVR Cardiac Conduction Abnormalities in Tricuspid and Bicuspid Valves in a Beating Heart Using a Computational Approach. In 2022 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Eastern Shore, MD, June 20-23 2022.     
  36. Baylous, K., Helbock, R., Kovarovic, B., Rotman, O. M., Slepian, M., and Bluestein, D. In Silico Fatigure Optimization of TAVR Stent Designs with Physiological Motion in a Beating Heart Model. In 2022 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Eastern Shore, MD, June 20-23 2022.     
  37. Wang, P., Zhu, Y., Sheriff, J., Zhang, P., Han, C., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. AI-Accelerated Multiscale Modeling for Platelet Adhesion Dynamics and Multi-Platelet Aggregation at Millisecond and Molecular Resolutions. In 2022 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Eastern Shore, MD, June 20-23 2022.     
  38. Slepian, M. J., Kovarovic, B., Rotman, O. M., Helbock, R., Baylous, K., and Bluestein, D. A Novel Polymeric Transcatheter Aortic Valve As Alternative To Tissue-Based Valves. In 68th Annual Conference for the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), Chicago, IL, June 8-11 2022.     
  39. Palomares, D. E., Tran, P., Crosby, J. R., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Vibration-Mediated Endothelial Cell-Platelet Interaction: A Thrombotic Risk Factor in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Beyond. In 68th Annual Conference for the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), Chicago, IL, June 8-11 2022.     
  40. Reza, S., Bianchi, M., Kovarovic, B., Baylous, K., and Bluestein, D. In-Silico Risk Assessment of Cardiac Conduction Abnormality Associated with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement From a Patient-Specific and an Electro-Mechanically Coupled Beating Heart Perspective. In 48th Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), New York, NY, April 23-24 2022.     
  41. Anam, S., Kovarovic, B., Hamdan, A., Haj-Ali, R., and Bluestein, D. Patient-specific Computational and In-vitro Modeling of Transcatheter Bicuspid Aortic Valve Replacement Procedure. In 16th Women in Medicine Research Day, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, April 6 2022.     
  42. Reza, S., Bianchi, M., Kovarovic, B., and Bluestein, D. Risk assessment of patient-specific cardiac conduction abnormality (CCA) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and dynamic insights from a beating heart model. In 2021 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 6-9 2021.     
  43. Anam, S., Helbock, R., Bianchi, M., Kovarovic, B., Ghosh, R. P., and Bluestein, D. Analyzing Clinical Risk of Post-TAVR Left Bundle Branch Blockage in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patients. In 2021 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 6-9 2021.     
  44. Wang, P., Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Han, C., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A Multiscale Model of Platelet Adhesion Dynamics in Shear Flow. In 2021 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 6-9 2021.     
  45. Han, C., Zhu, Y., Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Slepian, M., Bluestein, D., and Deng, Y. AI-Guided Multiscale Modeling for Platelets Aggregation and Adhesion under Shear Flow. In 2021 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 6-9 2021.     
  46. Sheriff, J., Wang, P., Zhang, P., Zhang, Z., Bahou, W., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Machine Learning-guided Analysis of Adult and Cord Platelet Adhesion Dynamics. In International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) Congress 2021, Philadelphia, PA - Virtual, July 17-21 2021.     
  47. Anam, S., Bianchi, M., Kovarovic, B., Ghosh, R., Hamdan, A., Haj-Ali, R., and Bluestein, D. Clinical Risk Assessment of Post-TAVR Cardiac Conduction Abnormality Using Patient-Specific Bicuspid Aortic Valve Models. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Virtual, June 14-18 2021.     
  48. Kovarovic, B., Crimarco, S., Zhang, Z., Rotman, O., Slepian, M., and Bluestein, D. Polymeric TAVR Durability and Hydrodynamics Testing, Enhanced By Machine Learning For Tracking Leaflets Motion. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Virtual, June 14-18 2021.     
  49. Zhang, P., Zhu, Y., Han, C., Sheriff, J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. AI-Accelerated Multiscale Modeling For Multi-Platelet Aggregation at Millisecond and Molecular Resolutions. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Virtual, June 14-18 2021.     
  50. Sheriff, J., Wang, P., Zhang, P., Zhang, Z., Bahou, W., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Platelet Adhesion Dynamics: Machine Learning-Assisted Analysis of Adult and Cord Platelets and Development of A Multiscale Model. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Virtual, June 14-18 2021.     
  51. Miller-Gutierrez, S., Roka-Moiia, Y., Avalani, K., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Platelet Microparticles Paradoxically Promote Thrombin Generation While Inhibiting Platelet Aggregation. In 67thAnnual Conference for the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), Washington, D.C., June 10-12 2021.     
  52. Anam, S., and Reza, S. Patient-Specific Computational Modeling of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Procedure and Clinical Risk Assessment of Post-TAVR Complications. In Living Heart Project (LHP) Webinar, Virtual, April 14 2021.     
  53. Roka-Moiia, Y., Miller-Gutierrez, S., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. To Bleed or Not to Bleed: MCS-Related Shear Stress Promotes Redistribution of GPIb and αIIbβ3 from Platelets to Microparticles Thus Impairing Platelet Hemostatic Function. In ISHLT 2021 - 41st Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, Virtual, April 24-28 2021.     
  54. Zhu, Y., Han, C., Zhang, P., Cong, G., Bluestein, D., and Deng, Y. Millisecond Multiscale Simulations of Multi-Platelet Aggregation in Shear Flow on Supercomputers. In New York Scientific Data Summit 2020 (NYSDS20), Virtual, October 20-23 2020.     
  55. Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Gupta, P., Han, C., Wang, P., Zhang, Z., Slepian, M. J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. An Integrated Machine Learning and Multiscale Modeling (ML-MSM) Framework for Platelet Adhesion and Aggregation under Shear Flow. In BMES 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, Virtual, October 14-17 2020.     
  56. Wang, P., Sheriff, J., Zhang, P., Zhang, Z., Bahou, W., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Machine Learning-Assisted Analysis of Adult and Cord Platelet Adhesion Dynamics. In BMES 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, Virtual, October 14-17 2020.     
  57. Anam, S., Kovarovic, B., Ghosh, R., Bianchi, M., Hamdan, A., Haj-Ali, R., and Bluestein, D. TAVR In BAV – Assessment of Paravalvular Leaks Severity with Patient-specific Computational Modelling. In BMES 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, Virtual, October 14-17 2020.     
  58. Reza, S., Bianchi, M., Kovarovic, B., and Bluestein, D. Role of Area-weighted Average Maximum Principal Logarithmic Strain in Membranous Septum (MS) and Left Bundle Branch (LBB) region on Post-TAVR Cardiac Conduction Abnormality Prediction. In BMES 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, Virtual, October 14-17 2020.     
  59. Sturla, F., Emendi, M., Redaelli, A., Giese, D., Piatti, F., Pluchinotta, F., Anam, S., Kovarovic, B., Ghosh, R., Bianchi, M., Horner, M., Haj-Ali, R., and Bluestein, D. Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) Biomechanics: MRI-based FSI Analysis and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in BAV. In Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) 2020 Conference, Paris, France, August 26-28 2020.     
  60. Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Zhang, Z., Wang, P., Gupta, P., Han, C., Slepian, M. J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A multiscale flow-mediated platelet adhesion model and its experimental validation using machine learning. In Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) 2020 Conference, Paris, France, August 26-28 2020.     
  61. Palomares, D. E., Jason, L., Tran, P. L., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. VAD Derived Mechano-Acoustics Lead to Platelet Activation. In 66th Annual Conference for the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), Virtual, June 2020.     
  62. Miller-Gutierrez, S., Sweedo, A., Roka-Moiia, Y., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Platelet Membrane Fluidization via Exogenous Cholesterol Modulates Shear-Mediated Platelet Activation. In 66th Annual Conference for the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), Virtual, June 2020.     
  63. Roka-Moiia, Y., Lewis, S., Sheriff, J., Italiano, J. E., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Membrane Scrambling Induced by MCS-Related Shear Stress is not Associated with Platelet Apoptosis. In 66th Annual Conference for the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), Virtual, June 2020.     
  64. Sweedo, A., Niemiec, M., Breshears, L., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., Slepian, M. J., and Teran Arce, F. Repetitive Mechanostimulation of Platelets Alters Regional Membrane Stiffness and its Distribution. In 66th Annual Conference for the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), Virtual, June 2020.     
  65. Miller-Gutierrez, S., Sweedo, A., Roka-Moiia, Y., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Modulation of Membrane Cholesterol Content Decreases Shear-Mediated Platelet Activation and Aggregation. In 66th Annual Conference for the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), Virtual, June 2020.     
  66. Roka-Moiia, Y., Lewis, S., Sheriff, J., Italiano, J. E., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. MCS Shear Stress Exposure Induces Platelet Mitochondrial Membrane Depolarization and Scrambling Without Inducing Apoptosis. In 66th Annual Conference for the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), Virtual, June 2020.     
  67. Palomares, D. E., Jensen, L., Le, P., Ammann, K., Liu, Y., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Mechano-Acoustic Mediated Platelet Activation in Ventricular Assist Devices. In 66th Annual Conference for the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), Virtual, June 2020.     
  68. Palomares, D. E., Jensen, L., Le, P., Ammann, K., Liu, Y., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Mechano-Acoustic Mediated Platelet Activation in Ventricular Assist Devices. In 66th Annual Conference for the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), Virtual, June 2020.     
  69. Kovarovic, B., Rotman, O., Slepian, M. J., Parikh, P., and Bluestein, D. Thrombogenic Risk of Paravalvular Leak in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Utilizing in vitro and in silico models. In Virtual Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Vail, Colorado, June 17-20 2020.     
  70. Anam, S., Kovarovic, B., Ghosh, R. P., Bianchi, M., Lavon, K., Haj-Ali, R., and Bluestein, D. Patient-specific Simulations of TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) in Bicuspid Aortic Valve and its Validation. In Virtual Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Vail, Colorado, June 17-20 2020.     
  71. Sheriff, J., Zhang, P., Zhang, Z., Wang, P., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Characterization of Flow-Mediated Platelet Activation and Adhesion Dynamics via Semi-Unsupervised Learning. In Virtual Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Vail, Colorado, June 17-20 2020.     
  72. Roka-Moiia, Y., Italiano, J., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. Yin and Yang of MCS-Related Coagulopathy: Shear Stress Promotes Platelet Prothrombosis and Microparticle Generation While Inducing Integrin Downregulation and Decreased Aggregability. In International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 2020 Annual Meeting (Canceled), Montreal, Canada, April 22-25 2020.     
  73. Sweedo, A., Wise, L. M., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., Purdy, J. G., and Slepian, M. J. MCS Hypershear Modulates Platelet Membrane Fluidity, Lipid Species, and is Gender Specific. In International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 2020 Annual Meeting (Canceled), Montreal, Canada, April 22-25 2020.     
  74. Morany, A., Lavon, K., Gomez Bardon, R., Mata, E., Hamdan, A., Bluestein, D., and Haj-Ali, R. Biomedical Simulations of Healthy and Pathological Aortic Valves: Fluid-Structure Interaction using Coupled FE and Lattice Boltzmann Approach. In ICI Meeting 2019, Tel Aviv, Israel, December 8-10 2019.     
  75. Lavon, K., Marom, G., Morany, A., Anam, S., Kovarovic, B., Halevi, R., Hamdan, A., Raanani, E., Bluestein, D., and Haj-Ali, R. Biomechanical Modeling of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Stenotic Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Self vs. Balloon Expandable and Paravalvular Leakage. In ICI Meeting 2019, Tel Aviv, Israel, December 8-10 2019.     
  76. Lavon, K., Marom, G., Halevi, R., Hamdan, A., Morany, A., Raanani, E., Bluestein, D., and Haj-Ali, R. Fluid-Structure Interaction and Transcatheter Replacement Simulations in Aortic Valves. In SIMULIA Israel (Abaqus) User's Meeting, Herzliya, Israel, November 19 2019.     
  77. Roka-Moiia, Y., Palomares, D., Italiano, J., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. The “Thrombosis-Bleeding Paradox” of Mechanical Circulatory Support: Shear Stress Promotes Platelet Prothrombosis and Mcroparticle Generation While Inducing Integrin αIIbβ3 Shedding and Decreased Aggregability. In AHA Scientific Sessions 2019, Philadelphia, PA, November 16-19 2019.     
  78. Lavon, K., Marom, G., Halevi, R., Hamdan, A., Morany, A., Raanani, E., Bluestein, D., and Haj-Ali, R. The Reverse Calcification Technique and its Impact on Fluid–Structure Interaction and Transcatheter Replacement Simulations in Bicuspid Aortic Valve. In 47th Israel Symposium on Computational Mechanics (ISCM-47), Beer Sheva, Israel, November 7 2019.     
  79. Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Gupta, P., Han, C., Wang, P., Zhang, Z., Slepian, M., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Machine Learning in Multiscale Modeling and Validation of In Vitro Experiments of Blood Flow and Platelet Mediated Thrombosis Initiation. In Integrating Machine Learning with Multiscale Modeling for Biomedical, Biological, and Behavioral Systems (2019 ML-MSM), Bethesda, MD, October 24-25 2019.     
  80. Roka-Moiia, Y., Harhash, A., Muslmani, S., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., Kern, K., and Slepian, M. Shear-Mediated Activation Promotes Platelet Procoagulant Activity And Microparticle Generation In Pigs Following Short-Term ECMO Support. In 27th ISMCS Annual Meeting, Bologna, Italy, October 21-23 2019.     
  81. Anam, S., Kovarovic, B., Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R., and Bluestein, D. Patient-Specific Finite Element Analysis of TAVR Procedure and its Validation in a Bicuspid Aortic Valves. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2019, Philadelphia, PA, October 16-19 2019.     
  82. Kovarovic, B., Rotman, O., Slepian, M., and Bluestein, D. Characterizing a Novel Polymeric TAVR Valve Performance With Patient-Specific In Vitro Models. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2019, Philadelphia, PA, October 16-19 2019.     
  83. Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Gupta, P., Han, C., Wang, P., Zhang, Z., Slepian, M., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Machine Learning in Multiscale Modeling of Blood Flow and Platelet Mediated Thrombosis. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2019, Philadelphia, PA, October 16-19 2019.     
  84. Miller-Gutierrez, S., Sweedo, A., Roka-Moiia, Y., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. Shear Stress Induces Spatial and Temporal Alterations of Platelet Membrane Fluidity- Implications for Mechanoceutical Design. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2019, Philadelphia, PA, October 16-19 2019.     
  85. Sheriff, J., Malone, L., Bahou, W., and Bluestein, D. Analysis of Shear-Mediated Cord and Adult Platelet Signaling Using Multiplexed Phosphoflow Cytometry. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2019, Philadelphia, PA, October 16-19 2019.     
  86. Morany, A., Lavon, K., Hamdan, A., Bluestein, D., and Haj-Ali, R. The Response of Integrated Parametric Aortic Valve in a Mechano-Electrical Full Heart Model. In 16th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE 2019), New York, NY, August 14-16 2019.     
  87. Lavon, K., Marom, G., Morany, A., Bluestein, D., and Haj-Ali, R. The Reverse Calcification Technique and its Impact on Simulations of Transcatheter in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Replacement. In 16th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE 2019), New York, NY, August 14-16 2019.     
  88. Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R., Kovarovic, B., Rotman, O., and Bluestein, D. Calcific Aortic Valve Disease and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) – a Biomechanics Perspective. In 16th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE 2019), New York, NY, August 14-16 2019.     
  89. Bluestein, D., Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Gupta, P., and Deng, Y. Multiscale Modeling of Blood Flow and Platelet Mediated Thrombosis. In 16th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE 2019), New York, NY, August 14-16 2019.     
  90. Ghosh, R. P., Bianchi, M., Marom, G., Kashirin, V., Sridhar, P., D’Souza, K., Zietak, W., and Bluestein, D. Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of TAVR Valve Performances in Living Heart Human Model. In Living Heart Members’ Meeting, Waltham, MA, July 23-24 2019.     
  91. Roka-Moiia, Y., Harhash, A., Kern, K., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. Humans and Pigs: Are We That Different? The Effect of Shear Stress and Biochemical Activation on Porcine Platelets. In ASAIO 65th Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 26-29 2019.     
  92. Sweedo, A., Roka-Moiia, Y., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., Arce, F., and Slepian, M. Shear-Mediated Activation of Platelets is Associated with Global and Regional Changes in Biomechanical Properties: Implications for Mechanism and Therapy. In ASAIO 65th Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 26-29 2019.     
  93. Kovarovic, B., Rotman, O., Slepian, M., Parikh, P., and Bluestein, D. Experimental Testing Of Polymeric TAVR Valve Performance In Patient-Specific Models. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Seven Springs, PA, June 25-28 2019.     
  94. Emendi, M., Ghosh, R., Bianchi, M., Sturla, F., Piatti, F., Redaelli, A., and Bluestein, D. Patient-Specific Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of A Bicuspid Aortic Valve. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Seven Springs, PA, June 25-28 2019.     
  95. Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Wang, P., Slepian, M., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A Multiscale Flow-Mediated Platelet Adhesion Model and Its Experimental Validation. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Seven Springs, PA, June 25-28 2019.     
  96. Zhang, P., Gupta, P., Sheriff, J., Han, C., Slepian, M., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A Multiscale Model for Simulating Platelet Aggregation: Correlating with in vitro Results. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C), Seven Springs, PA, June 25-28 2019.     
  97. Roka-Moiia, Y., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. P2Y12 Receptor Agonists: Do They Really Inhibit Shear-Mediated Platelet Activation within MCS?. In 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), Orlando, FL, April 3-6 2019.     
  98. Sweedo, A., Wise, L., Roka-Moiia, Y., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., Purdy, J., and Slepian, M. Elevated Shear Associated with MCS Devices Yields Unique Platelet Membrane Lipid Species: Pro-Thrombotic Agonists?. In 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), Orlando, FL, April 3-6 2019.     
  99. Kovarovic, B., Rotman, O., Ghosh, R., Sadasivan, C., Slepian, M., and Bluestein, D. TAVR Valve Testing – Evolving from Idealized Models to Patient-Specific Replicas. In 2019 BMES-FDA Frontiers in Medical Devices Conference, College Park, MD, March 19-21 2019.     
  100. Ghosh, R., Marom, G., Bianchi, M., D'Souza, K., Zietak, W., and Bluestein, D. Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of TAVR Valve Performances in Living Heart Human Model. In 2019 BMES-FDA Frontiers in Medical Devices Conference, College Park, MD, March 19-21 2019.     
  101. Bianchi, M., Marom, G., Ghosh, R., and Bluestein, D. Patient-Specific Computational Approach for Enhancing TAVR Pre-Procedural Planning. In 2019 BMES-FDA Frontiers in Medical Devices Conference, College Park, MD, March 19-21 2019.     
  102. Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Gupta, P., Han, C., Wang, P., Slepian, M., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Machine Learning in Multiscale Modeling of Blood Flow and Platelet Mediated Thrombosis. In 2019 Multiscale Modeling Consortium Meeting Special Session on Machine Learning, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, March 6 2019.     
  103. Han, C., Gupta, P., Zhang, P., Bluestein, D., and Deng, Y. Machine Learning for Adaptive Discretization in Massive Multiscale Biomedical Modeling. In International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC18), Dallas, TX, November 11-16 2018.     
  104. Roka-Moiia, Y., Palomares, D., Sweedo, A., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. Shear-mediated GPIIb/IIIa-rich platelet microparticle generation: a mechanism validating inability of GPIIb/IIIa blockade to limit MCS thrombosis. In 26th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Mechanical Circulatory Support (ISMCS2018), Tokyo, Japan, October 31-November 2 2018.     
  105. Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R., Marom, G., Kashrin, V., Sridhar, P., D'Souza, K., Zietak, W., and Bluestein, D. A Patient-Specific Approach to Address Clinical Complications in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2018, Atlanta, GA, October 17-20 2018.     
  106. Lavon, K., Marom, G., Bianchi, M., Halevi, R., Hamdan, A., Raanani, E., Bluestein, D., and Haj-Ali, R. Numerical Biomechanical Model of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Deployment in Stenotic Bicuspid Aortic Valve and its Effect on Paravalvular Leakage. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2018, Atlanta, GA, October 17-20 2018.     
  107. Sheriff, J., Zigomolas, A., Malone, L., Polehinke, B., Bahou, W., and Bluestein, D. The role of age in shear-induced platelet activation: effect of calcium on cord and adult platelets. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2018, Atlanta, GA, October 17-20 2018.     
  108. Sepp, A., Ngo, A., Sheriff, J., Rochelau, A., Recht, M., Nieman, M., Zigomolas, A., Bluestein, D., McCarty, O., and Haley, K. Assessment of Platelet Dense Granule Trafficking, P2Y1/P2Y12, and Protease-Activated Receptors Interactions in Neonates Utilizing Whole Blood, Small Volume Assays. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2018, Atlanta, GA, October 17-20 2018.     
  109. Rotman, O., Kovarovic, B., Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R. P., Chiu, W. C., and Bluestein, D. Feasibility of a novel polymeric aortic valve for transcatheter applications: thrombogenicity, hemodynamics, and valve stability. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2018, Atlanta, GA, October 17-20 2018.     
  110. Rotman, O., Ben-Zion, M., Einav, S., Seeman, N., and Bluestein, D. Shear-targeted anti-thrombotic drug delivery using dna-origami nano-carriers. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2018, Atlanta, GA, October 17-20 2018.     
  111. Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Gupta, P., Han, C., Slepian, M., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Multiscale Modeling of Blood Flow and Platelet Mediated Thrombosis. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2018, Atlanta, GA, October 17-20 2018.     
  112. Bianchi, M., Marom, G., Ghosh, R., Bosi, G., and Bluestein, D. Computational model of transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A patient-specific approach to minimize clinical complications. In 13th World Congress in Computational Mechanics (WCCMXIII), New York, NY, July 23-27 2018.     
  113. Ghosh, R., Bianchi, M., Marom, G., Kashirin, V., Sridhar, P., D'Souza, K., Zietak, W., and Bluestein, D. Fluid-structure interaction simulation of transcatheter aortic valve performance in living heart human model. In 13th World Congress in Computational Mechanics (WCCMXIII), New York, NY, July 23-27 2018.     
  114. Ngo, A., Sheriff, J., Jones, K., Rochelau, A., Mitrugno, A., Aslan, J., Worthington, S., Cox., A., Recht, M., Nieman, M., Zigomolas, A., Bluestein, D., McCarty, O., and Haley, K. Assessment of Neonatal Platelet Granule Trafficking and Shear-Induced Platelet Activation in Neonatal Peripheral and Cord Blood. In 64th Annual SSC Meeting of the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), Dublin, Ireland, July 18-21 2018.     
  115. Consolo, F., Sheriff, J., Fiore, G., Bluestein, D., Slepian, M., and Redaelli, A. Advanced Bioengineering Approaches For The Comprehensive Analysis Of The Thrombogenic Potential Of Frequency Component Elements Of Hemodynamic Shear Stress Profiles Relevant To Cardiovascular Implantable Therapeutic Devices. In 8th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB), Dublin, Ireland, July 11-12 2018.     
  116. Rotman, O., Ben-Zion, M., Einav, S., Seeman, N., and Bluestein, D. Shear-responsive DNA-origami nano-carriers for targeted drug delivery applications. In 8th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB), Dublin, Ireland, July 11-12 2018.     
  117. Rotman, O., Kovarovic, B., Chiu, W., Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R., Marom, G., Sadasivan, C., Slepian, M., Gruberg, L., Leiber, B., and Bluestein, D. Novel polymeric valve for transcatheter aortic valve replacement applications. In 8th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB), Dublin, Ireland, July 11-12 2018.     
  118. Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R., Marom, G., Kashrin, V., Rotman, O., Sridhar, P., D'Souza, K., Zietak, W., and Bluestein, D. Evaluation of transcatheter aortic valve performance in beating heart: a patient-specific numerical approach. In 8th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB), Dublin, Ireland, July 11-12 2018.     
  119. Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Gupta, P., Slepian, M., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A Predictive Multiscale Model for Simulating Flow-Induced Platelet Activation and Aggregation: Correlating with In-Vitro Results. In 8th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB), Dublin, Ireland, July 11-12 2018.     
  120. Ghosh, R., Bianchi, M., Marom, G., Zietak, W., and Bluestein, D. Numerical analysis of transcatheter aortic valve performance: the effect of heart beating and blood flow. In Conference on Advancing Analysis and Simulation in Engineering (CAASE), Cleveland, OH, June 5-7 2018.     
  121. Roka-Moiia, Y., Walk, R., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. The ‘molecular signature’ of dynamic shear-mediated platelet activation in mechanical circulatory support. In ASAIO 64th Annual Conference, Washington, DC, June 13-16 2018.     
  122. Sweedo, A., Saavedra, S., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. Platelet membrane fluidity: a mechanistic component of shear-mediated platelet activation. In ASAIO 64th Annual Conference, Washington, DC, June 13-16 2018.     
  123. Sheriff, J., Tran, P., Valerio, L., Hutchinson, M., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. Ticagrelor but not aspirin limits shear-mediated platelet activation. In 38th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), Nice, France, April 11-14 2018.     
  124. Roka-Moiia, Y., Palomares, D., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. MCS shear-mediated platelet activation does not cause integrin GPIIbIIIa activation, rather shedding and microparticle generation. In 38th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), Nice, France, April 11-14 2018.     
  125. Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Gupta, P., Slepian, M. J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A predictive multiscale model for simulating flow-induced platelet activation and aggregation. In 25th Annual Scientific Congress of the International Society of Mechanical Circulatory Support (ISMCS), Tucson, AZ, October 15-18 2017.     
  126. Roka-Moiia, Y., Palomares, D. E., Santoleri, A., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Constant shear limits platelet biochemical aggregation promoting integrin GPIIbIIIa shedding and microparticle generation. In 25th Annual Scientific Congress of the International Society of Mechanical Circulatory Support (ISMCS), Tucson, AZ, October 15-18 2017.     
  127. Chiu, W. C., Tran, P. L., Khalpey, Z., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. In vivo validation of the device thrombogenicity emulation methodology. In 25th Annual Scientific Congress of the International Society of Mechanical Circulatory Support (ISMCS), Tucson, AZ, October 15-18 2017.     
  128. Roka-Moiia, Y., Palomares, D. E., Bajaj, N., Dimasi, A., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Procoagulant surface exposure: a promising "early bird" marker of shear-mediated platelet activation induced by mechanical circulatory support. In 25th Annual Scientific Congress of the International Society of Mechanical Circulatory Support (ISMCS), Tucson, AZ, October 15-18 2017.     
  129. Sheriff, J., Gao, W., Ige, M., Tran, P. L., Pietropaolo, M. G., Redaelli, A., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Platelet lysis, hemolysis, and thrombin generation under ventricular assist device-associated hypershear conditions. In 25th Annual Scientific Congress of the International Society of Mechanical Circulatory Support (ISMCS), Tucson, AZ, October 15-18 2017.     
  130. Tran, P. L., Hutchinson, M., Valerio, L., Brengle, W., Betterton, E., Kazui, T., Khalpey, Z. I., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Platelet activity state assay of a Heartmate II patient with multiple recurrent thrombosis. In 25th Annual Scientific Congress of the International Society of Mechanical Circulatory Support (ISMCS), Tucson, AZ, October 15-18 2017.     
  131. Rotman, O. M., Sheriff, J., Chiu, W. C., Kovarovic, B., Bianchi, M., Lieber, B. B., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. In-vitro assessment of a novel polymeric valve for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. In 25th Annual Scientific Congress of the International Society of Mechanical Circulatory Support (ISMCS), Tucson, AZ, October 15-18 2017.     
  132. Walk, R., Palomares, D., Roka-Moiia, Y., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. The importance of angle: effect of aorta-VAD outflow graft anastomosis angle on platelet activation. In 25th Annual Scientific Congress of the International Society of Mechanical Circulatory Support (ISMCS), Tucson, AZ, October 15-18 2017.     
  133. Rotman, O., Sheriff, J., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Thrombogenicity and hemodynamic assessment of a novel polymeric valve for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2017, Phoenix, AZ, October 11-14 2017.     
  134. Ghosh, R., Marom, G., Bianchi, M., Sridhar, P., D'Souza, K., and Bluestein, D. Simulation of transcatheter aortic valve deployment and blood flow in a beating heart. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2017, Phoenix, AZ, October 11-14 2017.     
  135. Sheriff, J., Malone, L., Gao, W., Palomino, N., Zigomalas, A., Bahou, W., and Bluestein, D. The role of age in shear-induced platelet activation: comparison of neonatal cord and adult platelets. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2017, Phoenix, AZ, October 11-14 2017.     
  136. Rotman, O., Sha, R., Einav, S., Seeman, N., and Bluestein, D. Shear-targeted anti-thrombotic drug delivery using DNA-Origami nano-carriers. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2017, Phoenix, AZ, October 11-14 2017.     
  137. Goebel, S. G., Goodin, M. S., Buck, A. K., Groszek, J. J., Wright, N. J., Blaha, C. M., Bluestein, D., Fissell, W. H., and Roy, S. Using wall shear stress and platelet stress accumulation in the design of a bioartificial kidney. In ASAIO 63rd Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 21-24 2017.     
  138. Consolo, F., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., Pappalardo, F., Fiore, G. B., Slepian, M. J., and Redaelli, A. Analysis of the effect of componenent elements of hemodynamic shear stress profiles on shear-mediated platelet activation in cardiovascular implantable therapeutic devices. In ASAIO 63rd Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 21-24 2017.     
  139. Marom, G., Lavon, K., Bianchi, M., Halevi, R., Hamdan, A., Raanani, E., Haj-Ali, R., and Bluestein, D. Predicting calcific aortic valve disease progression and its effect on transcatheter aortic valve deployment in bicuspid valves. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference, Tucson, AZ, June 21-24 2017.     
  140. Ghosh, R. P., Marom, G., Rotman, O. M., Bianchi, M., Prabhakar, S., Horner, M., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Evaluation of novel polymeric transcatheter and surgical aortic valves with fluid-structure interaction models and experimental analysis. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference, Tucson, AZ, June 21-24 2017.     
  141. Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Gupta, P., Slepian, M. J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A predictive multiscale mode for simulating flow-induced platelet activation and aggregation: correlating with in vitro results. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference, Tucson, AZ, June 21-24 2017.     
  142. D'Souza, K., Marom, G., Ghosh, R. P., Bianchi, M., Sridhar, P., Baillargeon, B., Bosi, G. M., Chyou, J. Y., Fan, R., Schievano, S., and Bluestein, D. Computational modeling of transcatheter aortic valve replacement induced conduction abnormalities . In Heart Rhythm Scientific Sessions 2017, Chicago, IL, May 10-13 2017.     
  143. Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Marom, G., Gao, C., Slepian, M. J., Yang, X., Sotiropoulos, F., Deng, D., and Bluestein, D. A predictive multiscale framework for simulating flow-induced platelet activation: DNS-DPD-CGMD-MD. In 5th International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Biomedical Engineering (CMBE2017), Pittsburgh, PA, April 10-12 2017.     
  144. Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R. P., Marom, G., Sridhar, P., D’Souza, K., and Bluestein, D. Numerical model of transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Effect of positioning and heart beating on procedural outcome. In 5th International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Biomedical Engineering (CMBE2017), Pittsburgh, PA, April 10-12 2017.     
  145. Marom, G., D'Souza, K., Ghosh, R. P., Bianchi, M., Baillargeon, B., Sridhar, P., and Bluestein, D. Electro-mechanical modeling of transcatheter aortic valve deployment in the Simulia Living Heart Human Model. In NAFEMS European Conference: Multiphysics Simulation 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 15-16 2016.     
  146. Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R. P., Marom, G., Rotman, O. M., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Effect of positioning and heart beating on transcatheter aortic valve performance. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2016, Minneapolis, MN, October 5-8 2016.     
  147. Sheriff, J., Tran, P. L., Valerio, L., Hutchinson, M., Brengle, W., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Efficacy of antiplatelet drugs on shear-mediated platelet activation in ventricular assist devices. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2016, Minneapolis, MN, October 5-8 2016.     
  148. Zhang, P., Gao, C., Sheriff, J., Slepian, M. J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A predictive multiscale model of simulating shear-induced platelet activation. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2016, Minneapolis, MN, October 5-8 2016.     
  149. Zhang, P., Gao, C., Zhang, N., Slepian, M. J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A predictive multiscale model for simulating platelets activation in shear flows. In The 14th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 2016 (CMBBE2016), Tel Aviv, Israel, September 20-22 2016.     
  150. Marom, G., Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R. P., and Bluestein, D. Patient-specific numerical model of calcific aortic stenosis and its treatment by balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve: Effect of positioning on the anchorage. In The 14th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 2016 (CMBBE2016), Tel Aviv, Israel, September 20-22 2016.     
  151. Dimasi, A., Consolo, F., Rasponi, M., Fiore, G. B., Valerio, L., Pappalardo, F., Bluestein, D., Slepian, M. J., and Redaelli, A. Lab-on-a-Chip microfluidic platforms to monitor the shear-induced thrombotic risk in blood contacting devices. In 5th Micro and Nano Flows Conference, Milan, Italy, September 11-14 2016.     
  152. Consolo, F., Gorla, S., Magri, N., Votta, E., Dimasi, A., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., Fiore, G. B., and Redaelli, A. Analysis of platelet activation in response to frequency content of hydrodynamic shear stress profiles. In 22nd Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), Lyon, France, July 10-13 2016.     
  153. Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R. P., Marom, G., and Bluestein, D. Effect of transcatheter aortic valve positioning on paravalvular leakage: A patient-specific numerical model. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference, National Harbor, Maryland, June 29 – July 2 2016.     
  154. Zhang, P., Gao, C., Sheriff, J., Slepian, M. J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A predictive multiscale model for simulating flow-induced platelet activation: Correlating with in-vitro results. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference, National Harbor, Maryland, June 29 – July 2 2016.     
  155. Yang, S., Demou, Z. N., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Turitto, V. Investigating shear degradation of von Willebrand factor induced by ventricular assist device-related flow conditions in well-defined shear systems. In ASAIO 62nd Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, June 15–18 2016.     
  156. Bluestein, D. Living Heart Project Blood Flow Applications. In Living Heart Project 2nd Annual Members Meeting, Washington, DC, May 22 2016.     
  157. Ghosh, R. P., Marom, G., Prabhakar, S., Bianchi, M., Horner, M., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Comparative fluid-structure interaction model of prosthetic heart valve's leaflets kinematics. In Design of Medical Devices Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 12-14 2016.  
  158. Gao, C., Zhang, P., and Bluestein, D. Multiscale Modeling of Mechanotransduction Processes in Flow-Induced Platelet Activation. In Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE International Conference on High Performance and Smart Computing (HPSC 2016), pages 274-279, New York, NY, April 9-10 2016.  link
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  160. Zhang, P., Gao, C., Zhang, N., Slepian, M. J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A Predictive Multiscale Model for Simulating Platelets Activation in Shear Flows. In The 8th International Bio-Fluid Symposium, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, February 12-14 2016.     
  161. Slepian, M. J. Platelet Activation and MCS: What Does It Really Mean? How Can It Be Modulated To Improve Patient Outcomes?. In The 8th International Bio-Fluid Symposium, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, February 12-14 2016.     
  162. Bertini, A., Li Piani, I., Piatti, F., Chiu, W. C., Bluestein, D., and Redaelli, A. CFD Characterization of the Ventricular Assist Device HA5 Through a Sliding Mesh Approach. In International CAE Conference, Verona, Italy, October 19-20 2015.     
  163. Ige, M., Gao, W., Sheriff, J., and Bluestein, D. Platelet Lysis, Hemolysis, and Thrombin Generation under Pathological Shear Stress. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2015, Tampa, Florida, October 7-10 2015.     
  164. Yang, S., Turitto, V., Sheriff, J., and Bluestein, D. Von Willebrand Factor's Shear-and-Time Dependent Degradation under Pulsatile Shear through a Capillary Shear System. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2015, Tampa, Florida, October 7-10 2015.     
  165. Ghosh, R. P., Marom, G., Prabhakar, S., Horner, M., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Comparative Numerical Analysis of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Mechanics Via Finite Element Method and Fluid-Structure Interaction. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2015, Tampa, Florida, October 7-10 2015.     
  166. Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R. P., Marom, G., Poon, M., Fernandez, H. A., Taylor Jr., J. R., and Bluestein, D. A Patient-Specific Numerical Approach to Investigate Clinical Complications During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2015, Tampa, Florida, October 7-10 2015.     
  167. Chiu, W. C., McLarty, A. J., Einav, S., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Does the Implantation Configurations of Axial Ventricular Assist Devices Matter?. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2015, Tampa, Florida, October 7-10 2015.     
  168. Zhang, P., Gao, C., Zhang, N., Slepian, M. J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A Predictive Multiscale Model for Simulating Platelets Activation in Shear Flows. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2015, Tampa, Florida, October 7-10 2015.     
  169. Valerio, L., Consolo, F., De Bonis, M., Bluestein, D., Tran, P. L., Slepian, M. J., Redaelli, A., and Pappalardo, F. Thromboembolic complications after left ventricular assist device implantation is associated with platelet activation as measured via the platelet activity state assay. In 29th European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 3-7 2015.     
  170. Dimasi, A., Rasponi, M., Bluestein, D., Sheriff, J., Redaelli, A., and Slepian, M. J. Microfluidic Emulation of VADS: A Novel Means of Assessing VAD Thrombotic Potential. In 23rd Annual Congress of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps, Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 27-29 2015.     
  171. Tran, P. L., Valerio, L., Brengle, W., Redaelli, A., Kazui, T., Khalpey, Z. I., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Altered Platelet Activity State in a HeartMate II LVAD Patient: A Case Report. In 23rd Annual Congress of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps, Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 27-29 2015.     
  172. Yang, S., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Turitto, V. Investigating the Inverse Relationship Between Shear Stress and Exposure Time and Their Relative Effects on vWF Degradation Under VAD-Related Hyper Shear Conditions. In 23rd Annual Congress of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps, Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 27-29 2015.     
  173. Zhang, P., Gao, C., Zhang, N., Slepian, M. J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A Predictive Multiscale Model for Simulating Platelets Activation in Shear Flows. In 2015 IMAG Multiscale Modeling (MSM) Consortium Meeting, Bethesda, Maryland, September 8-9 2015.  link 
  174. Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Platelet Activation and MCS: What Does it Really Mean? How Can We Modulate This for Improved Patient Outcomes?. In 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Milan, Italy, August 25-29 2015.
  175. Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Device Thrombogenicity Emulation: Principles and Applications. In 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Milan, Italy, August 25-29 2015.
  176. Valerio, L., Consolo, F., Bluestein, D., Tran, P. L., Slepian, M. J., Redaelli, A., and Pappalardo, F. Shear-Mediated Platelet Activation in Patients Implanted with Continuous Flow LVADs: a Preliminary Study Utilizing the Platelet Activity State (PAS) Assay. In Proceedings of the 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pages 1255-1258, Milan, Italy, August 25-29, 2015.  link 
  177. Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R. P., Marom, G., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Simulation of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in patient-specific aortic roots: effect of crimping and positioning on device performance. In Proceedings of the 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pages 282-285, Milan, Italy, August 25-29, 2015.  link 
  178. Leung, S. L., Dimasi, A., Heiser, S., Dunn, A., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Modulation of Platelet Membrane Function via Exogenous Lipid Moeity Exposure Alters Platelet Responsiveness to Shear. In Proceedings of the 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pages 266-269, Milan, Italy, August 25-29, 2015.  link 
  179. Sheriff, J., Tran, P. L., Hutchinson, M., DeCook, T., Slepian, M. J., Bluestein, D., and Jesty, J. The Platelet Hammer: In Vitro Platelet Activation under Repetitive Hypershear. In Proceedings of the 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pages 262-265, Milan, Italy, August 25-29, 2015.  link     
  180. Zhang, P., Gao, C., Zhang, N., Zhang, L., Pothapragada, S., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Cloud Supercomputing: Multiscale Simulation Techniques and Optimization for Biomedical Research. In New York Scientific Data Summit (NYSDS), New York, New York, August 2-5 2015.
  181. Zhang, N., Zhang, P., Zhang, L., Zhu, X., Huang, L., and Deng, Y. Performance Examinations of Multiple Time-Stepping Algorithms on Stampede Supercomputer. In Proceedings of the 2015 XSEDE Conference: Scientific Advancements Enabled by Enhanced Cyberinfrastructure, St. Louis, Missouri, July 26-30, 2015.  link
  182. Dimasi, A., Rasponi, M., Consolo, F., Valerio, L., Fiore, G. B., Bluestein, D., Slepian, M. J., and Redaelli, A. Microfluidic emulators of ventricular assist device shear stress patterns: lab-on-a-chip test benches for platelet activation under dynamic device-like shear flow. In 21st Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), Prague, Czech Republic, July 5-8 2015. 
  183. Piatti, F., Sturla, F., Claiborne, T. E., Marom, G., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Redaelli, A. FSI-based approach for heart valve prosthesis optimization: a polymeric prototype case-study. In 21st Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), Prague, Czech Republic, July 5-8 2015.
  184. Dimasi, A., Rasponi, M., Bluestein, D., Redaelli, A., and Slepian, M. J. Microfluidic Platforms to Assess VAD-Implanted Patient Thrombotic Risk. In ASAIO 61st Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 24-27 2015.
  185. Yang, S., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Turitto, V. Von Willebrand factor's shear-and-time dependent degradation under pulsatile shear through a capillary shear system. In International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) 2015 Congress, Toronto, Canada, June 20-25 2015.     
  186. Zhang, P., Gao, C., Zhang, N., Pothapragada, S., Slepian, M. J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Multiscale simulation of shear-induced platelet activation: correlating numerical with experimental results. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference, Snowbird, Utah, June 17-20 2015.     
  187. Leung, S. L., Lu, Y., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Modulation of platelet microtubule function alters platelet stiffness and mechanotransductive responsiveness to shear stress. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference, Snowbird, Utah, June 17-20 2015.     
  188. Dimasi, A., Consolo, F., Valerio, L., Rasponi, M., Bluestein, D., Fiore, G. B., Redaelli, A., and Slepian, M. J. Microfluidic facsimile of ventricular assist device shear stress patterns: towards point-of-care devices to monitor patient thrombotic risk. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference, Snowbird, Utah, June 17-20 2015.     
  189. Chiu, W. C., McLarty, A. J., Einav, S., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. The impact of VAD surgical implantation configurations on its thrombogenic potential. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference, Snowbird, Utah, June 17-20 2015.     
  190. Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R. P., Das, D., Marom, G., Claiborne, T. E., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement model: crimping and deployment in patient-pathology specific roots. In Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference, Snowbird, Utah, June 17-20 2015.     
  191. Ghosh, R. P., Bianchi, M., Claiborne, T. E., Marom, G., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Comparative Study of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Crimping and Expansion. In BMES/FDA Frontiers in Medical Devices Conference, Washington, D.C., May 18-20 2015.     
  192. Bianchi, M., Ghosh, R. P., Das, D., Marom, G., Claiborne, T. E., Poon, M., Gruberg, L., Kort, S., Fernandez, H. A., Taylor Jr., J. R., Qin, Y. X., Judex, S., and Bluestein, D. Simulation of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Patient-Pathology Specific Approach. In BMES/FDA Frontiers in Medical Devices Conference, Washington, D.C., May 18-20 2015.     
  193. Das, D., Bianchi, M., Claiborne, T. E., Marom, G., Musani, M. H., Poon, M., Fernandez, H. A., Taylor Jr., J. R., and Bluestein, D. Development of Patient-Pathology Specific Aortic Root Model for Potential Risk Analysis of TAVR. In ACP 2015 Internal Medicine Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, April 30 - May 2 2015.     
  194. Piatti, F., Sturla, F., Claiborne, T. E., Bluestein, D., and Redaelli, A. A fluid-structure approach to optimize the thrombogenic potential of artificial heart valves. In International CAE Conference, Verona, Italy, October 27-28 2014.     
  195. Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Gao, C., Livelli, M., Pothapragada, S., Zhang, N., Zhang, L., Slepian, M. J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. A Multiscale Particle Based Model of Platelets in Shear Flows: Correlating Numerical Simulations with In Vitro Results. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2014, San Antonio, TX, October 22-25 2014.     
  196. Chiu, W. C., Einav, S., McLarty, A. J., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Potential Thrombogenic Impacts of the Radial Orientations of Inflow and Outflow Cannulae with Respect to the HeartMate II VAD. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2014, San Antonio, TX, October 22-25 2014.     
  197. Marom, G., Chiu, W. C., Prabhakar, S., Horner, M., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Numerical Model of Full Cardiac Cycle Hemodynamics in SynCardia Total Artificial Heart. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2014, San Antonio, TX, October 22-25 2014.     
  198. Sheriff, J., Tran, P. L., Valerio, L., Ghosh, R. P., Brengle, W., Zhang, E., Hutchinson, M., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Antiplatelet Drug Efficacy Under Dynamic Device-Related Shear Conditions. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2014, San Antonio, TX, October 22-25 2014.     
  199. Bianchi, M., Claiborne, T. E., Marom, G., Ghosh, R. P., Poon, M., Musani, M. H., Feldmann, E., Gruberg, L., Fernandez, H. A., Taylor Jr., J. R., and Bluestein, D. Biomechanical Analysis of Transcatheter Valve Migration in Patient-Specific Models. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting 2014, San Antonio, TX, October 22-25 2014.     
  200. Dimasi, A., Redaelli, A., Bluestein, D., Rasponi, M., and Slepian, M. J. HyperShear in a Channel: A Microfluidic Facsimile of Ventricular Assist Devices to Reduce Thrombotic Risk and Enhance Patient Safety. In 2014 IEEE Healthcare Innovation Point-of-Care Technologies Conference, Seattle, Washington, October 8-10 2014.
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  202. Marom, G., Chiu, W. C., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Numerical Model of Total Artificial Heart Hemodynamics and the Effect of Its Size on Stress Accumulation. In Proceedings of the 36th Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pages 5651-5654, Chicago, IL, August 26-30, 2014.  link
  203. Pothapragada, S. Supercomputer Simulations of Platelet Activation in Blood Plasma at Multiple Scales. In 2014 International Conference on High Performance Computing and Simulation (HPCS), Bologna, Italy, July 21-25, 2014.  link
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  205. Bluestein, D., Zhang, P., Gao, C., Sheriff, J., Pothapragada, S., Zhang, N., Livelli, M., Soares, J. S., Slepian, M. J., and Deng, Y. Multiscale modeling of flow induced thrombosis using dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) and coarse grained molecular dynamics (CGMD). In The 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston,MA, July 6-11 2014.     
  206. Pelosi, A., Consolo, F., Dimasi, A., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., Fiore, G. B., and Redaelli, A. A multiscale approach to the design of hollow fiber-based devices for extracorporeal circulation. In The 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston,MA, July 6-11 2014.     
  207. Claiborne, T. E., Livelli, M., Marom, G., Taylor Jr., J. R., Fernandez, H. A., and Bluestein, D. Towards Understanding the Biomechanical Mechanisms Underlying Clinical Complications in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Improvement of Next Generation Device Designs. In The 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston,MA, July 6-11 2014.     
  208. Einav, S., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Optimization of the Thrombogenic Performance of the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart with Monoleaflet and Bileaflet MHV. In The 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston,MA, July 6-11 2014.     
  209. Bluestein, D., Liang, X., Rambhia, S., Xenos, M., Lavi, I., Kornowski, R., Cardoso, L., Weinbaum, S., and Einav, S. Biomechanical Factors and Risk of Rupture in Coronary Vulnerable Plaques - FSI Studies Using Patient-Based Micro-CT and IVUS Measurements. In The 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston,MA, July 6-11 2014.     
  210. Bluestein, D., Chiu, W. C., Alemu, Y., Girdhar, G., Sheriff, J., Gao, C., Tran, P. L., Einav, S., and Slepian, M. J. Device Thrombogenicity Emulation (DTE) - a Methodology for Optimizing the Thromboresistance of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices and Testing the Efficacy of Anticoagulants. In The 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston,MA, July 6-11 2014.     
  211. Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Device Thrombogenicity Emulation (DTE): a methodology for optimizing the thromboresistance of mechanical circulatory support devices and testing the efficacy of anticoagulants. In Medical Device Innovation Consortium - Modeling and Simulation Summit (MDIC M and S), Washington, D.C., June 26-27 2014.     
  212. Valerio, L., Tran, P. L., Brengle, W., Hutchinson, M., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Do Current Anti-Platelet Agents Truly Provide Protection Against Shear-Mediated Platelet Activation in Mechanical Circulatory Support?. In ISHLT 34th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, San Diego,CA, April 20-23 2014.     
  213. Tran, P. L., Valerio, L., Yamaguchi, J., Brengle, W., DeCook, T., Hutchinson, M., Sen, N., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Dimethyl Sulfoxide: A New Nemesis of Shear-Induced Platelet Activation. In Nanoengineering for Medicine and Biology, San Francisco, CA, February 2-5 2014.     
  214. Gao, C. Multiscale Modeling of Fine-Grained Platelet Suspension in Coarse-Grained Blood Flow Using Molecular Dynamics and Dissipative Particle Dynamics. In Doctoral Showcase, SC13 Supercomputing Conference, Denver, Colorado, November 17-22 2013.     
  215. Zhang, N. Design and Analysis of Parallel Multiscale Algorithms for Modeling Platelets. In Doctoral Showcase, SC13 Supercomputing Conference, Denver, Colorado, November 17-22 2013.     
  216. Piatti, F., Selmi, M., Pelosi, A., Claiborne, T. E., Bluestein, D., and Redaelli, A. CFD characterization and thrombogenicity analysis of a prototypal polymeric aortic valve. In International CAE Conference, Verona, Italy, October 21-22 2013.     
  217. Chiu, W. C., Alemu, Y., Gao, C., Lynch, B. E., Einav, S., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Comparative Studies of Ventricular Assist Devices and the Effect of Inflow and Outflow Cannulations. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Seattle, WA, September 25-28 2013.     
  218. Gao, C., Zhang, P., Livelli, M., Sheriff, J., Soares, J. S., Pothapragada, S., Zhang, N., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Multiscale Modeling of Fine-Grained Platelet Suspension in Coarse-Grained Shear Flow Using Molecular Dynamics and Dissipative Particle Dynamics. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Seattle, WA, September 25-28 2013.     
  219. Pothapragada, S., Zhang, P., Livelli, M., Sheriff, J., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Multiscale Model of Shear Induced Platelet Activation and Pseudopod Formation. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Seattle, WA, September 25-28 2013.     
  220. Claiborne, T. E., Horner, M., Prabhakar, S., Verma, G., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Fluid-Structure Interaction with Adaptive Fluid Mesh for Large Deflections in a Trileaflet Valve. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Seattle, WA, September 25-28 2013.     
  221. Chiu, W. C., Tran, P. L., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Device Thrombogenicity Emulation (DTE): Comparative Studies of Axial VADs and the Effects of Inflow and Outflow Cannulation Orientation. In 21st Congress of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps (ISRBP), Yokohama, Japan, September 26-28 2013.     
  222. Tran, P. L., Valerio, L., Brengle, W., DeCook, T., Hutchinson, M., Khalpey, Z. I., Poston, R., Chiu, W. C., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Device Thrombogenicity Emulation (DTE)- Assisted VAD Design Improvement is Associated with Reduced Platelet Activation. In 21st Congress of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps (ISRBP), Yokohama, Japan, September 26-28 2013.     
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  224. Claiborne, T. E., Chiu, W. C., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Design Optimization of a Novel Polymeric Prosthetic Heart Valve and a Ventricular Assist Device via Device Thrombogenicity Emulation. In 2013 1st Annual ASME/FDA 2013 Frontiers in Medical Devices: Applications of Computer Modeling and Simulation, Washington, D.C., September 11-13 2013.
  225. Sheriff, J., Girdhar, G., George, S., Chiu, W. C., Lynch, B. E., Jesty, J., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. In Vitro Evaluation of Shear-Induced Platelet Activation in the MicroMed DeBakey Ventricular Assist Device With Antiplatelet Therapy. In Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Sunriver, Oregon, June 26-29, 2013.  link 
  226. Chiu, W. C., Alemu, Y., Lynch, B. E., Einav, S., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Comparative Studies of Axial Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) and the Effect of Outflow Cannulation. In Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Sunriver, Oregon, June 26-29, 2013.  link 
  227. Zhang, P., Sheriff, J., Soares, J. S., Gao, C., Pothapragada, S., Zhang, N., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Multiscale Modeling of Flow Induced Thrombogenicity Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics and Coarse Grained Molecular Dynamics. In Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Sunriver, Oregon, June 26-29, 2013.  link 
  228. Merkle, V. M., Hutchinson, M., Tran, P. L., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., Wu, X., and Slepian, M. J. Platelet Activity of Coaxial Electrospun Scaffolds for Applications in Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering. In Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Sunriver, Oregon, June 26-29, 2013.  link 
  229. Tran, P. L., Merkle, V. M., DeCook, T., Hutchinson, M., Sheriff, J., Bluestein, D., and Slepian, M. J. Platelet Activity State in Human, Bovine, and Ovine under Constant Shear Stress: A Comparative Study. In Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Sunriver, Oregon, June 26-29, 2013.  link 
  230. Slepian, M. J., Chiu, W. C., Sheriff, J., Tran, P. L., and Bluestein, D. Device Thrombogenicity Emulation: A Novel Methodology to Predict "Hot Spot" Sites of Thrombus Formation in Continuous Flow VADs. In 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Montreal, QC, Canada, April 24-27 2013.
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  232. Soares, J. S., Gao, C., Sheriff, J., Alemu, Y., Zhang, P., Pothapragada, S., Yu, G., Deng, Y., and Bluestein, D. Multiscale Modeling of Shear Induced Platelet Activation Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics and Molecular Dynamics. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 24-27 2012.     
  233. Chiu, W. C., Xenos, M., Girdhar, G., Soares, J. S., Alemu, Y., Lynch, B. E., Jesty, J., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Comparative Thrombogenic Potential of Ventricular Assist Devices: The Impact of Device Thrombogenicity Emulation Methodology. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 24-27 2012.     
  234. Claiborne, T. E., Sheriff, J., Peter, D., Kuetting, M., Steinseifer, U., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. In Vitro Evaluation of a Novel Polymeric Trileaflet Prosthetic Heart Valve. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 24-27 2012.     
  235. Alemu, Y., Kaufmann, T., Steinseifer, U., Slepian, M. J., and Bluestein, D. Optimization of the SynCardia and the Helmholtz Reinheart Total Artificial Hearts for Retrofitting with Bileaflet MHV. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 24-27 2012.     
  236. George, S., Sheriff, J., Claiborne, T. E., Slepian, M. J., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Platelet Interaction With a Novel Polymer Valve Biomaterial Under Shear Conditions. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 24-27 2012.
  237. Soares, J. S., Sheriff, J., and Bluestein, D. A Mathematical Model for Shear-Induced Platelet Activation in Response to Time Dependent Shear Stress Histories. In Proceedings of the ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 20-23, 2012.  link
  238. Chiu, W. C., Xenos, M., Alemu, Y., Girdhar, G., Lynch, B. E., Jesty, J., Slepian, M. J., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Thrombogenicity Comparison of Axial Ventricular Assist Devices by DTE Methodology: MicroMed HeartAssist 5 and Thoratec HeartMate II. In Proceedings of the ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 20-23, 2012.  link
  239. Claiborne, T. E., Xenos, M., Sheriff, J., Peter, D., Alemu, Y., Kato, Y., Pinchuk, L., Einav, S., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Development and Optimization of a Novel Polymeric Prosthetic Heart Valve Using the Device Thrombogenicity Emulation (DTE) Methodology. In Proceedings of the ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 20-23, 2012.  link
  240. Sheriff, J., Xenos, M., Soares, J. S., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Evaluation of Platelet Activation Models With Dynamic Shear Stress In Vitro Experiments. In Proceedings of the ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 20-23, 2012.  link
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  242. Liang, X., Xenos, M., Alemu, Y., Lavi, I., Einav, S., Gruberg, L., and Bluestein, D. Biomechanical Factors in Coronary Vulnerable Plaques Risk of Rupture - IVUS Based Patient Specific Fluid Structure Interaction. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 12-15 2011.     
  243. Rambhia, S., Liang, X., Xenos, M., Alemu, Y., Maldonado, N., Kelly, A., Einav, S., Weinbaum, S., Cardoso, L., and Bluestein, D. Microcalcifications and Fibrous Cap Anisotropy Amplify Coronary Vulnerable Plaque Rupture Potential: Patient Based Fluid-Structure Interaction Studies. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 12-15 2011.     
  244. Sheriff, J., Xenos, M., Girdhar, G., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Development of a Platelet Activation Model Incorporating Shear Loading Rates. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 12-15 2011.     
  245. Claiborne, T. E., Xenos, M., Sheriff, J., Kato, Y., Pinchuk, L., Jesty, J., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Thrombogenic Optimization of a Novel Trileaflet Polymeric Prosthetic Heart Valve. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 12-15 2011.
  246. Claiborne, T. E., Xenos, M., Girdhar, G., Alemu, Y., Sheriff, J., Slepian, M. J., Pinchuk, L., Jesty, J., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Dynamic Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of Trileaflet Polymer Prosthetic Heart Valves. In Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Farmington, PA, June 22-25, 2011.  link
  247. Peter, D., Alemu, Y., Xenos, M., Weisberg, O., Avneri, I., and Bluestein, D. Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) Methodology for Evaluation of a Passive Endovascular Carotid Implant for Hypertension Treatment. In Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Farmington, PA, June 22-25, 2011.  link
  248. Liang, X., Rambhia, S., Xenos, M., Alemu, Y., Maldonado, N., Kelly, A., Weinbaum, S., Cardoso, L., Lavi, I., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Risk of Rupture in Coronary Vulnerable Plaques: Fluid-Structure Interaction Studies Using Patient Based Micro-CT and IVUS Measurements. In Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Farmington, PA, June 22-25, 2011.  link
  249. Girdhar, G., Xenos, M., Chiu, W. C., Alemu, Y., Lynch, B. E., Jesty, J., Slepian, M. J., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Design Optimization of Rotary Blood Pumps: Alternatives to Anticoagulation Therapy. In Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Farmington, PA, June 22-25, 2011.  link
  250. Alemu, Y., Xenos, M., Claiborne, T. E., Jesty, J., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Evaluation of Syncardia Total Artificial Heart Using Device Thrombogenicity Emulator. In Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Farmington, PA, June 22-25, 2011.  link
  251. Girdhar, G., Alemu, Y., Xenos, M., Benkowski, R., Slepian, M. J., Jesty, J., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Thrombogenicity Optimization of Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) - Case Study with the HeartAssist 5. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Austin, TX, October 6-9 2010.     
  252. Sheriff, J., Girdhar, G., Xenos, M., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. In Vitro Modulation of Shear-Induced Platelet Sensitization. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Austin, TX, October 6-9 2010.     
  253. Xenos, M., Peter, D., Liang, X., Lavi, I., Alemu, Y., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) Modeling in Patient Based Vulnerable Plaques and Carotid Arteries. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Austin, TX, October 6-9 2010.
  254. Xenos, M., Rambhia, S., Alemu, Y., Einav, S., Ricotta, J. J., Labropoulos, N., Tassiopoulos, A., and Bluestein, D. Patient based Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm rupture risk prediction combining clinical visualizing modalities with fluid structure interaction numerical simulations. In Conference Proceedings of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 31 - September 4, 2010.  link
  255. Girdhar, G., Alemu, Y., Xenos, M., Sheriff, J., Jesty, J., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Design Optimization of a Mechanical Heart Valve for Reducing Valve Thrombogenicity - a Case Study with ATS Valve. In Proceedings of the ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Naples, FL, June 16-19, 2010.  link
  256. Xenos, M., Rambhia, S., Alemu, Y., Einav, S., Ricotta, J. J., Labropoulos, N., Tassiopoulos, A., and Bluestein, D. A Fluid Structure Interaction Approach for Patient Based Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture Risk Prediction. In Proceedings of the ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Naples, FL, June 16-19, 2010.  link
  257. Claiborne, T. E., Girdhar, G., Sheriff, J., Jesty, J., Slepian, M. J., Pinchuk, L., Benkowski, R., and Bluestein, D. In Vitro Thrombogenicity Assessment of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices and Prosthetic Heart Valves. In Proceedings of the ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Naples, FL, June 16-19, 2010.  link
  258. Bluestein, D., Girdhar, G., Xenos, M., Alemu, Y., Sheriff, J., Claiborne, T. E., Einav, S., and Jesty, J. Optimizing the Thromboresistance of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices and Prosthetic Heart Valves. In FDA/NHLBI/NSF Workshop on Computer Methods for Cardiovascular Devices, Rockville, MD, June 10-11 2010.     
  259. Xenos, M., Peter, D., Rambhia, S., Alemu, Y., and Bluestein, D. Fluid Structure Interaction for Patient Specific Risk Assesment in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. In 36th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, New York, NY, March 26-28 2010.     
  260. Girdhar, G., Claiborne, T. E., Sheriff, J., Slepian, M. J., Einav, S., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Platelet Activity Measurement in CardioWest Total Artificial Heart and Ventricular Assist Device. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 7-10 2009.     
  261. Sheriff, J., Chiu, W. C., Hoque, M., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. In Vitro Measurements of Shear-Induced Platelet Sensitization and Activation Thresholds. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 7-10 2009.     
  262. Xenos, M., Alemu, Y., Girdhar, G., Sheriff, J., Jesty, J., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Optimizing Prosthetic Valves Thrombogenic Performance Combining Numerical and Experimental Approach. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 7-10 2009.     
  263. Xenos, M., Rambhia, S., Alemu, Y., Einav, S., Ricotta, J. J., Labropoulos, N., Tassiopoulos, A., and Bluestein, D. Patient Based FSI Approach for predicting Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Risk of Rupture. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 7-10 2009.     
  264. Xenos, M., Rambhia, S., Alemu, Y., Einav, S., Ricotta, J. J., Labropoulos, N., Apostolos, T., and Bluestein, D. Mimics Based Image Reconstruction Augments Diagnosis and Management of Vascular Pathologies: A Study of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. In Mimics Innovation Awards 2009 2nd place, 2009.  link
  265. Girdhar, G., Sheriff, J., Xenos, M., Alemu, Y., Claiborne, T. E., Slepian, M. J., Jesty, J., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Dynamic Shear Stress Induced Platelet Activation in Blood Recirculation Devices: Implications for Thrombogenicity Minimization. In Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA, June 17-21, 2009.  link
  266. Morbiducci, U., Ponzini, R., Nobili, M., Massai, D., Montevecchi, F. M., Bluestein, D., and Redaelli, A. Prediction of Shear Induced Platelet Activation in Prosthetic Heart Valves by Integrating Fluid-Structure Interaction Approach and Lagrangian-Based Blood Damage Model. In Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA, June 17-21, 2009.  link
  267. Xenos, M., Rambhia, S., Alemu, Y., Einav, S., Ricotta, J. J., Labropoulos, N., Tassiopoulos, A., and Bluestein, D. A Patient Based Approach for Fluid Structure Interaction in Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. In Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA, June 17-21, 2009.  link
  268. Xenos, M., Alemu, Y., Girdhar, G., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Turbulent and Direct Numerical Simulations for Optimizing Mechanical Heart Valve Designs. In Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA, June 17-21, 2009.  link
  269. Bluestein, D., Xenos, M., Girdhar, G., Sheriff, J., Claiborne, T. E., Alemu, Y., Einav, S., and Jesty, J. Optimizing the Thrombogenic Performance of Blood Recirculating Devices. In FDA / NHLBI / NSF Workshop on Computer Methods for Cardiovascular Devices, June 1-2 2009.     
  270. Rambhia, S., Xenos, M., and Bluestein, D. Fluid Structure Interaction for Patient Specific Risk Assessment in Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. In IEEE 35th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Boston, MA, April 3-5 2009.     
  271. Alemu, Y., Xenos, M., and Bluestein, D. Valve performance based on platelet stress accumulation and damage: Turbulent and direct numerical simulations. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October 1-4 2008.     
  272. Xenos, M., Alemu, Y., Sheriff, J., Gruberg, L., Ricotta, J. J., and Bluestein, D. Risk of rupture in patient based abdominal aortic aneurysms and vulnerable plaques. In 2008 BMES Annual Fall Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October 1-4 2008.     
  273. Sheriff, J., Girdhar, G., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Platelet Damage Accumulation and Sensitization Due to Hemodynamic Shear Stresses: an in vitro Study. In BMES Annual Fall Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October 1-4 2008.
  274. Alemu, Y., Xenos, M., Deng, Y., Feng, R., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Damage accumulation model of prosthetic heart valves in forward and reverse flow phases. In Proceedings of the ASME 2008 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Marco Island, FL, June 25-29, 2008.  link
  275. Bluestein, D., Alemu, Y., Xenos, M., Rissland, P., Sheriff, J., Gruberg, L., Einav, S., and Ricotta, J. J. Risk of rupture in abdominal aortic aneurysms and vulnerable plaques: a patient based fluid structure interaction approach. In Proceedings of the ASME 2008 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Marco Island, FL, June 25-29, 2008.  link
  276. Girdhar, G., Xu, S., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. E-selectin expression on endothelial cells exposed to platelets and cigarette smoke extract. In Proceedings of the ASME 2008 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Marco Island, FL, June 25-29, 2008.  link
  277. Sheriff, J., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Platelet Damage Accumulation and Recovery Due to Hemodynamic Shear Stresses: an in vitro study. In Proceedings of the ASME 2008 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Marco Island, FL, June 25-29, 2008.  link
  278. Bluestein, D., Alemu, Y., Rissland, P., Xenos, M., Gruberg, L., Ricotta, J. J., and Einav, S. Risk of Rupture in AAA and Vulnerable Plaques: Patient Based FSI Simulations. In 5th International Biofluids Symposium, Caltech, March 2008.
  279. Bluestein, D., Alemu, Y., Rissland, P., Dumont, K., and Verdonck, P. Damage Accumulation Model, FSI, and Multiscale Simulations For Studying The Thrombogenic Potential of Prosthetic Heart Valves. In Proceedings of the Summer Bioengineering 2007 Conference, Keystone, CO, June 20-24, 2007.  link
  280. Nobili, M., Sheriff, J., Morbiducci, U., Redaelli, A., and Bluestein, D. Identification of A Mathematical Model For The Prediction of Platelet Damage Accumulation In Artificial Organs: A Preliminary Study. In Proceedings of the Summer Bioengineering 2007 Conference, Keystone, CO, June 20-24, 2007.  link
  281. Girdhar, G., Bluestein, D., Xu, S., and Jesty, J. Progressive Increase in Platelet Activation with Smoke Exposure: Human Subject and In-Vitro Studies. In Proceedings of the Summer Bioengineering 2007 Conference, Keystone, CO, June 20-24, 2007.  link
  282. Bluestein, D., Dumont, K., and Alemu, Y. Damage Accumulation Model and FSI Numerical Simulations for Studying Prosthetic Heart Valve Thrombogenic Potential. In Proceedings of the ASAIO 53rd Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 7-9 2007.     
  283. Girdhar, G., Xu, S., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Nicotine reduction and elimination in cigarettes: its effect on cardiovascular risk in smokers, and in non-smokers exposed to second hand smoke. In Proceedings of the FAMRI Symposium, Miami, FL, May 14-16 2007.     
  284. Sheriff, J., Nobili, M., Morbiducci, U., Redaelli, A., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Platelet Damage Accumulation: In Vitro and Mathematical Models. In Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Stony Brook University, New York, March 10-11 2007.     
  285. Alemu, Y., Dumont, K., Verdonck, P., and Bluestein, D. Flow Induced Platelet Activation and Damage in Mechanical Heart Valves: Numerical Studies. In Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Stony Brook University, New York, March 10-11 2007.     
  286. Avrahami, I., Dumont, K., Einav, S., Gharib, M., Ricotta, J. J., and Bluestein, D. Influence of Microcalcifications on Vulnerable Plaque Mechanics: FSI Modeling. In Proceedings of the BMES 2006 Conference, Chicago, October 11-14 2006.     
  287. Bluestein, D., Alemu, Y., Dumont, K., and Verdonck, P. Damage Accumulation Model and FSI numerical Simulations for Studying the Thrombogenic Potential of Prosthetic Heart Valves. In Proceedings of the BMES 2006 Conference, Chicago, October 11-14 2006.
  288. Bluestein, D., Einav, S., Titmus, M., Dumont, K., Alemu, Y., Ghebrehiwet, B., Jesty, J., Okser, S., and Deng, Y. Platelet activity measurements and numerical simulations of flow induced thrombus formation in cardiovascular pathologies and devices. In 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, volume 39, pages S256, Munich, Germany, July 29-August 4, 2006.  link
  289. Avrahami, I., Dumont, K., Gharib, M., Ricotta, J. J., and Bluestein, D. Influence of microcalcifications on vulnerable plaque mechanics - FSI modeling. In 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, volume 39, pages S399, Munich, Germany, July 29-August 4, 2006.  link
  290. Dumont, K., Ricotta, J. J., Impellizzeri, P., and Bluestein, D. Influence of thrombus in an abdominal aortic aneurysm using a FEM-FSI model. In 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, volume 39, pages S439, Munich, Germany, July 29-August 4, 2006.  link
  291. Dumont, K., Bluestein, D., Vierendeels, J., van Nooten, G., and Verdonck, P. Comparison of ATS Open Pivot Valve and St Jude Regent Valve using a CFD-FSI model. In 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, volume 39, pages S257, Munich, Germany, July 29-August 4, 2006.  link
  292. Bluestein, D., Okser, S., Dumont, K., Rissland, P., and Deng, Y. Multiscale Modeling Of Blood Flow And Thrombus Formation. In Proceedings of the Summer Bioengineering 2006 Conference, Amelia Island, FL, June 21 - 25, 2006.
  293. Avrahami, I., Dumont, K., Gharib, M., Ricotta, J. J., and Bluestein, D. Influence Of Microcalcifications In Thin-Cap Fibroatheroma Of A Vulnerable Plaque Using A FEM-FSI Model. In Proceedings of the Summer Bioengineering 2006 Conference, Amelia Island, FL, June 21 - 25, 2006.
  294. Alemu, Y., and Bluestein, D. Flow Induced Platelet Activation And Damage Accumulation In Mechanical Heart Valves - Numerical Studies. In Proceedings of the Summer Bioengineering 2006 Conference, Amelia Island, FL, June 21 - 25, 2006.
  295. Dumont, K., Impellizzeri, P., Ricotta, J. J., Alemu, Y., and Bluestein, D. Assessment of fluid wall shear stress and vessel wall stress in an 'ideal' artherosclerotic plaque model. In 30th Congress of the Société de Biomécanique, Brussels, Belgium, October 14-16, 2005.
  296. Bluestein, D., Dumont, K., Yin, W., Alemu, Y., Schoephoerster, R. T., and Jesty, J. Thrombogenic Potential of 3 types of PHV- in vitro measurements and Numerical Simulations. In Proceedings of the BMES 2005 Conference, Baltimore, MD, Sept. 28- Oct. 1 2005.     
  297. Bluestein, D., Pillarisetti, S., Titmus, M., Dumont, K., Alemu, Y., Ghebrehiwet, B., and Jesty, J. Platelet activity measurements and numerical simulations of flow induced thrombus formation. In Proceedings of the BMES 2005 Conference, Baltimore, MD, Sept. 28-Oct. 1 2005.
  298. Bluestein, D., Yin, W., Alemu, Y., Zhou, M., Ladeinde, F., Schoephoerster, R. T., and Jesty, J. Flow induced platelet activation in prosthetic heart valves in vitro and numerical studies. In Proceedings of the Summer Bioengineering Conference 2005, Vail, CO, 2005.
  299. Bluestein, D. Research approaches for studying thromboembolism in VAD and PHV. In 1st International Interdisciplinary Workshop on Blood Activation and Anticoagulation in Rotary Blood Pumps, Salzburg, Austria, May 5-8 2005.
  300. Zhou, M., Ladeinde, F., and Bluestein, D. Motion of a Non-Newtonian Fluid in the Wake of a Mechanical Heart Valve. In The 57th Annual Meeting of Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society, volume 49, pages 42, Seattle, WA, November 21, 2004.
  301. Yin, W., Alemu, Y., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Effects of valve design and orientation on flow induced platelet activation in mechanical heart valves. In Proceedings of IMECE2004: BED-Vol. XX, 2004 Advances in Bioengineering, Anaheim, CA, November, 2004. 
  302. Schulz-Heik, K., Ramachandran, J., Bluestein, D., and Jesty, J. Platelet-Platelet Interactions Under Shear Stress: The Extent of Activation Depends on Platelet Count. In Proceedings of the BMES 2004 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Oct 13-16 2004.     
  303. Alemu, Y., Yin, W., Jesty, J., Einav, S., and Bluestein, D. Platelets shear stress damage accumulation in flow past a mechanical heart valve- a numerical study. In Proceedings of the BMES 2004 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Oct 13-16 2004.     
  304. Ramachandran, J., Rubenstein, D., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Cardiovascular risk in low-nicotine cigarettes: platelet activation and the effect of nicotine. In Proceedings of the BMES 2004 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Oct 13-16 2004.     
  305. Rubenstein, D., Scudder, L., Bluestein, D., Jesty, J., and Bahou, W. F. IQGAP1 regulates the procoagulant activity of murine platelets subjected to elevated shear stresses. In Proceedings of the BMES 2004 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Oct 13-16 2004.     
  306. Yin, W., Gallocher, S., Pinchuk, L., Schoephoerster, R. T., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Comparative Measurements of Flow Induced Platelet Activation in a Trileaflet Polymeric Valve and a St. Jude Medical Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valve. In Proceedings of the BMES 2004 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Oct 13-16 2004.     
  307. Rubenstein, D., and Bluestein, D. New Approaches to the Numerical Simulation of Platelet Activation and Aggregation in a Flow Field. In Symposium of Multiscale Computational Modeling for Biomedical Research, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, March 25-27 2004.     
  308. Bluestein, D. Developing and Teaching a Biofluids Course - The Stony Brook Experience. In International Bio-Fluid Symposium andWorkshop, CalTech, Pasadena, CA, December 12-14 2003.     
  309. Bluestein, D., Yin, W., Jesty, J., Saltman, A. E., Krukenkamp, I. B., Bernal, O., and Suresh, K. Platelet activation and free emboli formation in flow past mechanical heart valves. In International Bio-Fluid Symposium and Workshop, CalTech, Pasadena, CA, December 12-14 2003.     
  310. Alemu, Y., Krukenkamp, I. B., and Bluestein, D. Platelets Shear Stress Damage Accumulation in Flow Past a Mechanical Heart Valve: a Numerical Study. In Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Fall BMES Meeting, Nashville, TN, October 1-4 2003.     
  311. Yin, W., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Flow induced platelet activation in monoleaflet and bileaflet mechanical heart valves. In Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Fall BMES Meeting, Nashville, TN, October 1-4 2003.     
  312. Rubenstein, D., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. The Effects of Mainstream and Secondhand Cigarette Smoke Extracts and Nicotine on Platelet Activation under Normal Coronary Flow Conditions. In Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Fall BMES Meeting, Nashville, TN, October 1-4 2003.     
  313. Ramachandran, J., Rubenstein, D., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Effects of low-nicotine cigarette smoke on platelet activation under normal coronary flow conditions. In Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Fall BMES Meeting, Nashville, TN, October 1-4 2003.
  314. Bluestein, D., Rubenstein, D., and Jesty, J. The Effects of Mainstream and Sidestream Cigarette Smoke and Nicotine on Platelet Activation under Arterial and Coronary Flow Conditions. In Proceedings of the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, Australia, 24 - 29 August, 2003.
  315. Bluestein, D., Rubenstein, D., and Jesty, J. The Effects of Mainstream and Sidestream Cigarette Smoke and Nicotine on Platelet Activation under Static and Dynamic Flow Conditions. In FAMRI 2nd symposium, Miami, FL, May 14-16 2003.
  316. Bluestein, D., Yin, W., Jesty, J., Saltman, A. E., Krukenkamp, I. B., Bernal, O., and Suresh, K. Platelet activation and free emboli formation in flow past mechanical heart valves. In Proceedings of IMECE2002: BED-Vol. 53, 2002 Advances in Bioengineering, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 17-22, 2002.     
  317. Bluestein, D., Jesty, J., Saltman, A. E., Krukenkamp, I. B., Suresh, K., and Bernal, O. Platelet activation in flow past mechanical heart valves - numerical, in vitro and in vivo studies. In Proceedings of the 6th Annual Hilton Head Workshop - Prosthetic Heart Valves, volume 6, pages 68, 2002.     
  318. Yin, W., Bluestein, D., Jesty, J., and Perrotta, P. Flow Induced Platelet Activation in Mechanical Heart Valves - in vitro Studies. In Proceedings of the BMES-EMBS conference, Houston, TX, October 23-26, 2002.     
  319. Bluestein, D., Yin, W., Jesty, J., Saltman, A. E., Krukenkamp, I. B., Bernal, O., and Suresh, K. Platelet activation and free emboli formation in flow past mechanical heart valves: numerical and in vivo studies. In Proceedings of the BMES-EMBS conference, Houston, TX, October 23-26, 2002.     
  320. Raz, S., Einav, S., Alemu, Y., and Bluestein, D. Platelet activation in flow through a stenosis model: comparison between CFD and CDPIV results. In Proceedings of the IV World Congress of Biomechanics, Calgary, Canada, 2002.     
  321. Bluestein, D., Yin, W., Saltman, A. E., Krukenkamp, I. B., Bernal, O., and Suresh, K. Platelet activation and free emboli formation in flow past mechanical heart valves. In BED-Vol. 53, Advances in Bioengineering, 2002.     
  322. Khalsa, P., Bluestein, D., Otter, M. W., Hadjiargyrou, M., Qin, Y. X., and McLeod, K. J. Engineering Methods in Biomechanics: A Contextual Learning Strategy for Biomedical Engineering Pedagogy. In Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, June, 2001.     
  323. Bluestein, D., Jesty, J., Saltman, A. E., Krukenkamp, I. B., and Suresh, K. Platelet activation in flow past mechanical heart valves. In BED-Vol 51, 2001 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME, 2001.     
  324. Raz, S., Grad, Y., Einav, S., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Experimental and computational assessment of platelet activation in coronary stenosis. In International Society of Biomechanics, volume 18, pages 223-224, 2001.     
  325. Raz, S., Einav, S., Nearon, M., and Bluestein, D. Experimental and computational assessment of platelet activation in coronary stenosis. In ASME BED-Vol. 50, pages 871, 2001.     
  326. Bluestein, D., Yun, Y., Krukenkamp, I. B., and Jesty, J. Flow induced platelet activation in mechanical heart valves: numerical and in vitro studies. In ASME BED-Vol. 50, pages 651-652, 2001.
  327. Bluestein, D., Raz, S., Einav, S., Nearon, M., and Jesty, J. Flow induced platelet activation in models of arterial stenosis. In Annals of Biomedical Engineering, volume 29, pages S64, 2001.     
  328. Yun, Y., Raz, S., Grad, Y., Einav, S., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Platelet procoagulation and DPIV measurements in models of arterial stenosis. In Annals of Biomedical Engineering, volume 28, pages S66, 2000.     
  329. Bluestein, D., Li, Y., Yun, Y., and Krukenkamp, I. B. Free emboli formation and procoagulant properties of platelets induced by flow past mechanical heart valves. In Annals of Biomedical Engineering, volume 28, pages S64, 2000.     
  330. Raz, S., Grad, Y., Einav, S., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. The role of flow dynamics and flow induced platelet aggregation in thrombus formation. In Medical Physics, volume 27, pages 1434b, 2000.     
  331. Raz, S., Grad, Y., Einav, S., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Flow induced platelet activation in models of blood recirculating devices. In ASAIO Journal, volume 46, pages 186, 2000.     
  332. Yun, Y., Raz, S., Grad, Y., Einav, S., Jesty, J., and Bluestein, D. Flow induced platelet activation in models of blood recirculating devices. In ASAIO 46th Annual Conference, New York, June 28-July 1 2000.
  333. Otter, M. W., McLeod, K. J., Khalsa, P., Qin, Y. X., Hadjiargyrou, M., and Bluestein, D. Contextual Learning Modules- A new approach in bioengineering education. In American Society of Engineering Education, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, June 18-21, 2000.
  334. Li, Y., and Bluestein, D. The effects of implantation techniques on platelet activation in a mechanical heart valve - a numerical study. In ASME BED-Vol. 48, pages 119-120, 2000.
  335. Pflaum, C., and Bluestein, D. Measurements of vortices formed in stenosed blood vessels utilizing digital particle image velocimetry (DPIV). In Stony Brook Celebration of Undergraduate Achievements, 1999.
  336. Bluestein, D., and Li, Y. The effects of implantation techniques and vortex shedding on free emboli formation in mechanical heart valves. In ASME BED-Vol. 43, pages 87-88, 1999.     
  337. Bluestein, D., Siddiqui, A., and Jesty, J. Measurement of the flow induced procoagulant properties of platelets in a mechanical heart valve using prothrombin acetylation. In ASME BED-Vol. 42, pages 567-568, 1999.
  338. Bluestein, D., and Schoephoerster, R. T. Vortex shedding in arterial stenosis and its relevance to mural platelet deposition. In Annals of Biomedical Engineering, volume 26, pages S-60, 1998.     
  339. Bluestein, D., Siddiqui, A., and Jesty, J. Thrombin generation as an indicator for platelet activation and aggregation in flow past a mechanical heart valve. In Annals of Biomedical Engineering, volume 26, pages S-61, 1998.     
  340. Bluestein, D., Rambod, E., and Gharib, M. Vortex shedding as a mechanism for free emboli formation in mechanical heart valves. In ASAIO Journal, volume 44, 1998.     
  341. Bluestein, D., Rambod, E., and Gharib, M. Vortex shedding as a mechanism for free emboli formation in mechanical heart valves. In Proc. Prosthetic Heart Valves: Future Technologies, South Carolina, February 18-22 1998.
  342. Schoephoerster, R. T., Langlais, M., Niu, L., and Bluestein, D. Potential for blood platelet activation and aggregation in arterial stenosis. In Proceedings of the Fifth Pan American Congress on Applied Mechanics, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 2-4, 1997.
  343. Bluestein, D., Niu, L., and Schoephoerster, R. T. Simulation of turbulent pulsatile flow past a mechanical heart valve. In 1996 Advances in Bioengineering BED-Vol. 32 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, November 17-22, 1996.
  344. Niu, L., Bluestein, D., and Schoephoerster, R. T. Numerical simulation of steady and pulsatile flow past a St. Jude valve in the aortic position. In Proceedings of the 11th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 19-22, 1996.
  345. Schoephoerster, R. T., Langlais, M., Niu, L., and Bluestein, D. Potential for blood platelet activation and aggregation in arterial stenosis. In Proc. of the 5th Pan American Congress of Applied Mechanics, 1996.
  346. Bluestein, D., and Schoephoerster, R. T. Simulation of turbulent pulsatile flow past a mechanical heart valve. In Proc. ASME BED Advances in Bioengineering, Vol. 33, pages 285-286, 1996.
  347. Niu, L., Bluestein, D., and Schoephoerster, R. T. Simulation of Pulsatile Flow Past a St. Jude Valve. In Proc. ASCE Eng. Mech. Conference, 1996.
  348. Schoephoerster, R. T., Niu, L., Ding, T., and Bluestein, D. Application of digital particle image velocimetry to the study of pathological flow fields. In Proc. ASME BED Advances in Bioengineering, Vol. 31, pages 229-230, 1995.
  349. Bluestein, D., Niu, L., Schoephoerster, R. T., and Dewanjee, M. K. Flow in an aneurysm model: correlation between numerical simulation and blood platelet deposition. In Proc. ASME BED Advances in Bioengineering, Vol. 29, pages 519-520, 1995.
  350. Bluestein, D., Viscarra, H., Niu, L., and Schoephoerster, R. T. Fluid mechanics factors affecting platelet deposition on the wall in arterial stenosis and aneurysm. In Proceedings of the Second World Congress of Biomechanics. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 10-15 1994.     
  351. Bluestein, D., Einav, S., and Hwang, N. H. C. A Squeeze Flow Phenomenon at the Closing of a Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valve. In Proceedings of the BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Memphis, Tennessee, 1993.     
  352. Bluestein, D., Menon, S., Wu, Z. J. S., Haubold, A., Armitage, T. L., and Hwang, N. H. C. The Closing Behavior of a New Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valve. In Proceedings of the ASAIO 39th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1993.     
  353. Bluestein, D., and Einav, S. Spectral Estimation of LDA Data. In Proceedings of the ASME FED, Los Angeles, CA, 1992.
  354. Bluestein, D., and Einav, S. Phase Locked LDA Measurements of Pulsatile Flow Through Heart Valves- A Novel Stability Approach. In Proc. 6th Int. Symp. Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal, 1992.
  355. Bluestein, D., Avidor, J. M, Einav, S., and Elad, D. Characteristics of turbulent flow through heart valves. In Proceedings of the the 14th World Congress of the Israel Medical Association, The Israel Society for Medical and Biological Engineering, Jerusalem, Israel, May 16-19 1988.
  356. Bluestein, D., and Einav, S. The Effect of a Plane Wall in the Discharge of a Swirling Jet. In Proceedings of the APS- Fluid Dynamics Division, Annual Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, 1985.