The mechanical role of thrombus on the growth rate of an abdominal aortic aneurysm

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-26

  Speelman, Lambert ^a   Schurink, Geert Willem H ^b   Bosboom, E Marielle H ^b   Buth, Jaap ^c   Breeuwer, Marcel ^d   van de Vosse, Frans N ^a   Jacobs, Michael H ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SURGICAL RISK; THROMBUS; WALL STRESS; YOUNG MODULUS;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THROMBOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 72549118167     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.075     Document Type: Article

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