Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common cardiovascular disease. Early diagnosis
of CAD's physiological significance is of utmost importance for guiding individualized risk …

Coronary atherosclerosis is the major cause of mortality and disability in developed nations.
A deeper understanding of mechanical properties of coronary arteries and hence their …

The paper provides a deepened insight into the role of anisotropy in the analysis of residual
stresses in arteries. Residual deformations are modelled following Holzapfel and Ogden …

The microstructural deformation-mechanical loading relation of the blood vessel wall is
essential for understanding the overall mechanical behavior of vascular tissue in health and …

Although vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are pivotal in physiology and pathology,
there is a lack of detailed morphological data on these cells. The objective of this study was …

This study described the regional distribution of layer-specific residual deformations in
fifteen human aortas collected during autopsy. Circumferentially and axially cut strips of …

Triaxial active and passive mechanical properties of coronary arteries are needed for
understanding arterial mechanics in health and disease. The aim of the study was to …

The elastic abdominal aorta and muscular femoral artery are susceptible to aneurysm and
atherosclerosis, respectively. The vessel wall mechanics should be an important element for …

Background and aims Atherosclerosis is the first etiology of coronary artery aneurysm (CAA).
It is, however, challenging to inhibit the development of CAA. The aim of the study is to carry …

Our understanding of aortic biomechanics is customarily limited by lack of information on the
axial residual stretches of the vessel in both humans and experimental animals that would …