Blunt trauma and acute aortic syndrome: a three-layer finite-element model of the aortic wall

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 623-629

  Field, Mark L ^b   Richens, David ^c  

^a Rachel)   (United States)

^b LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Trent Cardiac Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aorta; Finite element model; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE AORTIC SYNDROME; ADVENTITIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA INJURY; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTIMA; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSION; TUNICA MEDIA;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ACUTE DISEASE; AORTA; AORTIC RUPTURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SYNDROME; TORSION ABNORMALITY; TORSION, MECHANICAL; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 49149098298     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.02.032     Document Type: Article

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