Aortic dissection (AoD) is a common condition that often leads to life-threatening
cardiovascular emergency. From a biomechanics viewpoint, AoD involves failure of load …

High lethality of aortic dissection necessitates accurate predictive metrics for dissection risk
assessment. The not infrequent incidence of dissection at aortic diameters< 5.5 cm, the …

Aortic dissections progress, in part, by delamination of the wall. Previous experiments on cut-
open segments of aorta demonstrated that fluid injected within the wall delaminates the …

We recently reported a mechanistic model to link micro-architectural information to the
delamination strength (S d) of human ascending thoracic aorta (ATA). That analysis …

Computational models of aortic dissection can examine mechanisms by which this
potentially lethal condition develops and propagates. We present results from phase-field …

Chronic infusion of angiotensin-II in atheroprone (ApoE−/−) mice provides a reproducible
model of dissection in the suprarenal abdominal aorta, often with a false lumen and …

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening event associated with a very poor outcome. A number
of complex phenomena are involved in the initiation and propagation of the disease …

Spontaneous dissection of the human thoracic aorta is responsible for significant morbidity
and mortality, yet this devastating biomechanical failure process remains poorly understood …

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening event, during which a primary tear propagates along
the aorta causing catastrophic delamination of the inner (intima with most of the media) from …

Aortic dissection is a devastating cardiovascular disease known for its rapid propagation
and high morbidity and mortality. The mechanisms underlying the propagation of aortic …