The biological response of a coronary artery can be assessed measuring the radial stress of the arterial wall, which depend on the location, arterial tortuosity, and cardiac cycle. We sought to study the radial stress and investigate which geometric distribution of stent struts is associated with favorable biologic response in tortuous coronary arteries.
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Computational Mathematical Analysis Of Different Stent Geometries And Arterial Wall Response In Tortuous Coronary Artery
The biological response of a coronary artery can be assessed measuring the radial stress of the arterial wall, which depend on the location, arterial tortuosity, and cardiac cycle. We sought to study the radial stress and investigate which geometric distribution of stent struts is associated with favorable biologic response in tortuous coronary arteries.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1853340
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10148598
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Circulation
- Volume:
- 140
- Issue:
- Suppl_1
- ISSN:
- 1642-4379
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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