Changes in vein dynamics ranging from low to high pressure levels as a determinant of the differences in vein adaptation to arterial hemodynamic conditions

Artificial Organs

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 575-580

  Zócalo, Yanina ^a   Bia, Daniel ^a   Pessana, Franco M ^b,c   Armentano, Ricardo L ^a,b,c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Circumferential stress; Compliance; Veins; Venous grafts; Viscosity; Wall adaptation

Indexed keywords

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); GRAFTS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARTERIAL GRAFTS; CIRCUMFERENTIAL STRESS; COMPLIANCE; CONDITION; HIGH PRESSURE LEVELS; LOW-TO-HIGH; REGIONAL DIFFERENCES; VEIN; VENOI GRAFT; WALL ADAPTATION;

DYNAMICS;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEMORAL VEIN; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SHEEP; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN GRAFT; VENOUS PRESSURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34250707934     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2007.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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