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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
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Sam E. Stephens' research focuses on developing and testing medical devices and computational models for cardiovascular conditions. His work includes the creation of custom flow phantoms for simulating blood flow in cardiovascular systems, which are used to test new stroke-treatment devices. Stephens has also investigated in vitro models of the mitral valve and developed methods for assessing the severity of supravalvar aortic stenosis through computational modeling, particularly in patients with Williams Syndrome. His research extends to analyzing arterial and venous pressure waveforms during medical procedures and hemorrhage, and he has contributed to the development of a machine for customizable angioplasty balloons aimed at precision medicine in coronary interventions. Stephens has a publication record of 24 papers, with an h-index of 6 and 72 total citations. He collaborates with researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and within the University of Arkansas system.
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- h-index: 6
- Publications: 24
- Citations: 72
Selected Publications
- Development and Characteristics of a Dual-Layered Vascular Phantom (2025) DOI
- The Importance of a Continuously Changing Heart Rate in Venous and Arterial Pressure Analysis (2025) DOI
- Addressing the barriers to peritoneal dialysis—Visual appeal matters (2025) DOI
- Design, fabrication, and evaluation of 3-D–printed cystotomy spoons as a retrieval method in dogs (2023) DOI
- Modeling peripheral arterial and venous pressure signals with integral pulse frequency modulation (2023) DOI
- In Vitro Blood Clot Formation and Dissolution for Testing New Stroke-Treatment Devices (2022) DOI
- Critical Information from High Fidelity Arterial and Venous Pressure Waveforms During Anesthesia and Hemorrhage (2022) DOI
- Customizable Angioplasty Balloon-Forming Machine: Towards Precision Medicine in Coronary Bifurcation Lesion Interventions (2022) DOI
- Alumina as a Computed Tomography Soft Material and Tissue Fiducial Marker (2022) DOI
- In Vitro Mitral Valve Model with Unrestricted Ventricular Access: Using Vacuum to Close the Valve and Enable Static Trans-Mitral Pressure (2022) DOI
- A Patient-based Computational Model that Predicts Pressure Drop in Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis in Patients with Williams Syndrome (2021) DOI
- Development of Custom Wall-Less Cardiovascular Flow Phantoms with Tissue-Mimicking Gel (2021) DOI
- The Sinotubular Junction-to-Aortic Annulus Ratio as a Determinant of Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis Severity* (2021) DOI
- A Patient-based Computational Model that Predicts Pressure Drop in Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis in Patients with Williams Syndrome (2021) DOI
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