Mechanical communication in fibrosis progression

Y Long, Y Niu, K Liang, Y Du - Trends in cell biology, 2022 - cell.com
Mechanical hallmarks of fibrotic microenvironments are both outcomes and causes of
fibrosis progression. Understanding how cells sense and transmit mechanical cues in the …

[HTML][HTML] lifex: A flexible, high performance library for the numerical solution of complex finite element problems

PC Africa - SoftwareX, 2022 - Elsevier
Numerical simulations are ubiquitous in mathematics and computational science. Several
industrial and clinical applications entail modeling complex multiphysics systems that evolve …

lifex-cfd: An open-source computational fluid dynamics solver for cardiovascular applications

PC Africa, I Fumagalli, M Bucelli, A Zingaro… - Computer Physics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an important tool for the simulation of the
cardiovascular function and dysfunction. Due to the complexity of the anatomy, the …

Finding low CHA2DS2-VASc scores unreliable? Why not give morphological and hemodynamic methods a try?

YR Sun, Y Ling, Z Chen, Z Wang, T Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) suffer from a high risk of thrombosis. Currently, the
CHA2DS2-VASc score is the most widely used tool for risk stratification in patients with AF …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary vein flow split effects in patient-specific simulations of left atrial flow

E Durán, M García-Villalba, P Martínez-Legazpi… - Computers in biology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Disruptions to left atrial (LA) blood flow, such as those caused by atrial fibrillation (AF), can
lead to thrombosis in the left atrial appendage (LAA) and an increased risk of systemic …

Exosomes from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells with overexpressed Nrf2 inhibit cardiac fibrosis in rats with atrial fibrillation

L Xu, Y Fan, L Wu, C Zhang, M Chu… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Even though nuclear factor‐erythroid 2‐related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling has
been associated with the pathogenesis of multiple heart conditions, data on roles of Nrf2 …

Multiphysics simulations reveal haemodynamic impacts of patient‐derived fibrosis‐related changes in left atrial tissue mechanics

A Gonzalo, CM Augustin, SF Bifulco… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Atrial myopathy, including
fibrosis, is associated with an increased risk of ischaemic stroke, but the mechanisms …

A comprehensive stroke risk assessment by combining atrial computational fluid dynamics simulations and functional patient data

A Zingaro, Z Ahmad, E Kholmovski, K Sakata… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Stroke, a major global health concern often rooted in cardiac dynamics, demands precise
risk evaluation for targeted intervention. Current risk models, like the CHA 2 DS 2-VASc …

Elevated atrial blood stasis in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation during sinus rhythm: a patient-specific computational fluid dynamics study

S Bäck, I Skoda, J Lantz, L Henriksson… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of stroke, often caused
by thrombi that form in the left atrium (LA), and especially in the left atrial appendage (LAA) …

Slow blood-flow in the left atrial appendage is associated with stroke in atrial fibrillation patients

N Paliwal, HC Park, Y Mao, SJ Hong, Y Lee… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) patients are at high risk of stroke with∼ 90% clots
originating from the left atrial appendage (LAA). Clinical understanding of blood-flow based …