Twisted blood vessels: symptoms, etiology and biomechanical mechanisms

HC Han - Journal of vascular research, 2012‏ - karger.com
Tortuous arteries and veins are commonly observed in humans and animals. While mild
tortuosity is asymptomatic, severe tortuosity can lead to ischemic attack in distal organs …

Atherosclerosis at arterial bifurcations: evidence for the role of haemodynamics and geometry

U Morbiducci, AM Kok, BR Kwak… - Thrombosis and …, 2016‏ - thieme-connect.com
Atherosclerotic plaques are found at distinct locations in the arterial system, despite the
exposure to systemic risk factors of the entire vascular tree. From the study of arterial …

A functional perspective on the embryology and anatomy of the cerebral blood supply

K Menshawi, JP Mohr, J Gutierrez - Journal of stroke, 2015‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The anatomy of the arterial system supplying blood to the brain can influence the
development of arterial disease such as aneurysms, dolichoectasia and atherosclerosis. As …

Patient-specific modeling of cardiovascular mechanics

CA Taylor, CA Figueroa - Annual review of biomedical …, 2009‏ - annualreviews.org
Advances in numerical methods and three-dimensional imaging techniques have enabled
the quantification of cardiovascular mechanics in subject-specific anatomic and physiologic …

A framework for geometric analysis of vascular structures: application to cerebral aneurysms

M Piccinelli, A Veneziani, DA Steinman… - IEEE transactions on …, 2009‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is well-documented evidence that vascular geometry has a major impact in blood flow
dynamics and consequently in the development of vascular diseases, like atherosclerosis …

Geometry of the carotid bifurcation predicts its exposure to disturbed flow

SW Lee, L Antiga, JD Spence, DA Steinman - Stroke, 2008‏ - ahajournals.org
Background and Purpose—That certain vessels might be at so-called geometric risk of
atherosclerosis rests on assumptions of wide interindividual variations in disturbed flow and …

A haemodynamic predictor of intraluminal thrombus formation in abdominal aortic aneurysms

P Di Achille, G Tellides… - Proceedings of the …, 2014‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Intraluminal thrombus (ILT) is present in over 75% of all abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs)
and probably contributes to the complex biomechanics and pathobiology of these lesions. A …

The critical role of hemodynamics in the development of cerebral vascular disease: a review

AM Nixon, M Gunel, BE Sumpio - Journal of neurosurgery, 2010‏ - thejns.org
Atherosclerosis and intracranial saccular aneurysms predictably localize in areas with
complex arterial geometries such as bifurcations and curvatures. These sites are …

Correlations among indicators of disturbed flow at the normal carotid bifurcation

SW Lee, L Antiga, DA Steinman - 2009‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
A variety of hemodynamic wall parameters (HWP) has been proposed over the years to
quantify hemodynamic disturbances as potential predictors or indicators of vascular wall …

In vivo wall shear stress distribution in the carotid artery: effect of bifurcation geometry, internal carotid artery stenosis, and recanalization therapy

M Markl, F Wegent, T Zech, S Bauer… - Circulation …, 2010‏ - ahajournals.org
Background—The purpose of this study was to analyze the in vivo distribution of absolute
wall shear stress (WSSabs) and oscillatory shear index (OSI) in the carotid bifurcation and to …