Peak Wall Stress Does Not Necessarily Predict the Location of Rupture in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 302-304

  Georgakarakos, E ^a   Ioannou, C V ^a   Papaharilaou, Y ^b   Kostas, T ^a   Tsetis, D ^a   Katsamouris, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aneurysm rupture; Aortic bleb; Peak wall stress; Wall strength

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA DISEASE; AORTIC BLEB; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PEAK WALL STRESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; WALL STRENGTH; WALL STRESS;

AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77649274819     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.11.021     Document Type: Article

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