A review on the biomechanics of coronary arteries

HJ Carpenter, A Gholipour, MH Ghayesh… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Globally, cardiovascular diseases are seen as one of the largest economic burdens on
society and the single largest cause of death, with atherosclerosis the leading cause of …

Angiography-based 4-dimensional superficial wall strain and stress: a new diagnostic tool in the catheterization laboratory

X Wu, M Ono, H Kawashima, EKW Poon… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A novel method for four-dimensional superficial wall strain and stress (4D-SWS) is derived
from the arterial motion as pictured by invasive coronary angiography. Compared with the …

Two-phase non-Newtonian pulsatile blood flow simulations in a rigid and flexible patient-specific left coronary artery (LCA) exhibiting multi-stenosis

A Athani, NNN Ghazali, IA Badruddin, AY Usmani… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is stated as one of the most common causes of death all over
the world. This article explores the influence of multi stenosis in a flexible and rigid left …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of coronary plaque morphology on the precision of computational fractional flow reserve derived from optical coherence tomography imaging

X Zeng, EN Holck, J Westra, F Hu, J Huang… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Computational fractional flow reserve (FFR) was recently developed to expand
the use of physiology-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Nevertheless …

[HTML][HTML] Radial wall strain assessment from AI-assisted angiography: feasibility and agreement with OCT as reference standard

J Huang, S Tu, C Li, H Hong, Z Wang, L Chen… - Journal of the Society for …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background High-strain spots in coronary arteries are associated with plaque vulnerability
and predict future events. Artificial intelligence currently enables the calculation of radial wall …

Angiography-based computational modeling for in vivo assessment of endothelial dynamic strain in coronary arteries with de novo lesions: comparison of treatment …

L Xu, Z Tang, H Zou, Y Jiang, Y Shen… - Cardiovascular …, 2024 - scienceopen.com
Acute morphological changes in de novo coronary lesions after drug-coated balloon (DCB)
angioplasty can affect endothelial mechanics and consequently clinical outcomes …

Simultaneous evaluation of plaque stability and ischemic potential of coronary lesions in a fluid–structure interaction analysis

X Wu, C von Birgelen, S Zhang, D Ding… - … International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
The measurement of fractional flow reserve (FFR) and superficial wall stress (SWS)
identifies inducible myocardial ischemia and plaque vulnerability, respectively. A …

One-year performance of biorestorative polymeric coronary bypass grafts in an ovine model: correlation between early biomechanics and late serial quantitative flow …

X Wu, M Ono, EKW Poon, N O'Leary… - European Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the impact of mechanical factors at baseline
on the patency of a restorative conduit for coronary bypass grafts in an ovine model at serial …

Two birds with one stone: integrated assessment of coronary physiology and plaque vulnerability from a single angiographic view—a case report

S Fezzi, J Huang, W Wijns, S Tu… - European Heart Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Physiology-guided coronary revascularization was shown to improve clinical
outcomes in multiple patient subsets, whilst in those presenting with acute coronary …

[HTML][HTML] A novel angiography-based computational modelling for assessing the dynamic stress and quantitative fatigue fracture risk of the coronary stents immediately …

X Wu, M Lunardi, A Elkoumy, J Huang, J Kan… - Medicine in Novel …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fluctuating stress on the implanted coronary stents within cardiac cycle is an important
mechanism of fatigue fracture, which is associated with in-stent restenosis and stent …