Recent advances in biomechanical characterization of thoracic aortic aneurysms

HL Cebull, VL Rayz, CJ Goergen - Frontiers in cardiovascular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a focal enlargement of the thoracic aorta, but the etiology
of this disease is not fully understood. Previous work suggests that various genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Biomechanics of transcatheter aortic valve replacement complications and computational predictive modeling

F Esmailie, A Razavi, B Yeats, SK Sivakumar, H Chen… - Structural Heart, 2022 - Elsevier
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a rapidly growing field enabling
replacement of diseased aortic valves without the need for open heart surgery. However …

Deep learning approach for the segmentation of aneurysmal ascending aorta

A Comelli, N Dahiya, A Stefano, V Benfante… - Biomedical engineering …, 2021 - Springer
Diagnosis of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA) is based on the measurement of
the maximum aortic diameter, but size is not a good predictor of the risk of adverse events …

Shear stress and aortic strain associations with biomarkers of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm

S Pasta, V Agnese, A Gallo, F Cosentino… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background This study aims to investigate the association of wall shear stress (WSS) and
aortic strain with circulating biomarkers including matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), tissue …

Comparison of hemodynamic and structural indices of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm as predicted by 2-way FSI, CFD rigid wall simulation and patient-specific …

V Mendez, M Di Giuseppe, S Pasta - Computers in biology and medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Patient-specific computational modeling is increasingly being used to predict structural and
hemodynamic parameters, especially when current clinical tools are not accessible. Indeed …

Deciphering ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm hemodynamics in relation to biomechanical properties

G De Nisco, P Tasso, K Calò, V Mazzi, D Gallo… - Medical engineering & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The degeneration of the arterial wall at the basis of the ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm
(ATAA) is a complex multifactorial process, which may lead to clinical complications and …

Creation of anatomically correct and optimized for 3D printing human bones models

E Edelmers, D Kazoka, M Pilmane - Applied System Innovation, 2021 - mdpi.com
Educational institutions in several countries state that the education sector should be
modernized to ensure a contemporary, individualized, and more open learning process by …

Identification of circumferential regional heterogeneity of ascending thoracic aneurysmal aorta by biaxial mechanical testing

M Di Giuseppe, G Alotta, V Agnese, D Bellavia… - Journal of molecular and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA) in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) can
present an asymmetrical aortic dilatation compared with patients with tricuspid aortic valve …

Statistical shape analysis of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm: correlation between shape and biomechanical descriptors

F Cosentino, GM Raffa, G Gentile, V Agnese… - Journal of personalized …, 2020 - mdpi.com
An ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA) is a heterogeneous disease showing
different patterns of aortic dilatation and valve morphologies, each with distinct clinical …

An image-based approach for the estimation of arterial local stiffness in vivo

S Celi, E Gasparotti, K Capellini, F Bardi… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The analysis of mechanobiology of arterial tissues remains an important topic of research for
cardiovascular pathologies evaluation. In the current state of the art, the gold standard to …