Is there a haemodynamic advantage associated with cuffed arterial anastomoses?

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1337-1346

  Cole, J S ^a   Watterson, J K ^a   O'Reilly, M J G ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anastomotic intimal hyperplasia; Computational; Haemodynamics; Pre shaped graft; Vein cuff

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); SHEAR STRESS;

HAEMODYNAMICS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; GEOMETRY; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTOLE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMORAL ARTERY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULSATILE FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VEINS;

EID: 0036805640     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00174-4     Document Type: Article

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