Sequential structural and fluid dynamic numerical simulations of a stented bifurcated coronary artery

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Morlacchi, Stefano ^a   Chiastra, Claudio ^a   Gastaldi, Dario ^a   Pennati, Giancarlo ^a   Dubini, Gabriele ^a   Migliavacca, Francesco ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; coronary bifurcations; final kissing balloon; numerical modeling; stenting procedures

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL VESSELS; ARTERIAL WALL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW PATTERNS; CLINICAL PROBLEMS; CLINICAL STUDY; CORONARY ARTERIES; COVERAGE AREA; FLUID DOMAIN; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELS; SEQUENTIAL APPROACH; SIDE BRANCHES; STENT DEPLOYMENTS; STENT IMPLANTATION; STENTING; STRUCTURAL SIMULATIONS; TRANSIENT FLUID DYNAMICS; WALL MECHANICS; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BALLOONS; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BLOOD VESSELS; DISEASES; DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; HEMODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SHEAR STRESS;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

AORTA BIFURCATION; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BIFURCATION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY STENT; FINAL KISSING BALLOON INFLATION; HEMODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; SHEAR STRESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; HISTOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STENT;

BIOMECHANICS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STENTS;

EID: 84855397451     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4005476     Document Type: Article

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