Determination of the influence of stent strut thickness using the finite element method: Implications for vascular injury and in-stent restenosis

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-393

  Zahedmanesh, Houman ^a   Lally, Caitríona ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Arterial wall mechanics; Coronary stent design; Finite element method; Restenosis; Vascular injury

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL MECHANICS; CLINICAL STUDIES; CLINICAL TRIALS; CORONARY STENT DESIGN; CRITICAL STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INDEPENDENT PREDICTORS; LOWER STRESS; MECHANICAL ENVIRONMENTS; MECHANICAL STIMULUS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; RESTENOSIS; STRUT THICKNESS; VASCULAR INJURY; VESSEL GEOMETRIES; VESSEL STRESS; VESSEL WALLS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICS; STRUTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CORONARY RESTENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 62649157735     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-009-0432-5     Document Type: Article

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