Evidence suggests rigid aortic grafts increase systolic blood pressure: Results of a preliminary study

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-115

  OBrien, T ^a   Morris, L ^b   McGloughlin, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic graft; Blood pressure; Experimental modelling

Indexed keywords

GRAFTS; INJECTION MOLDING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SURGERY;

ABDOMINAL AORTIC GRAFT; FUSED DEPOSITION; SYSTOLIC PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; COMPUTER SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULSATILE FLOW; STENTS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 38149102288     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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