Bridging veins drain the venous blood from the cerebral cortex into the superior sagittal
sinus (SSS) and doing so they bridge the subdural space. Despite their importance in head …

Within several weeks of use as coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG), saphenous veins (SV)
exhibit significant intimal hyperplasia (IH). IH predisposes vessels to thrombosis and …

A pseudo-strain energy function (pseudo-SEF) describing the biomechanical properties of
large conduit arteries under the influence of vascular smooth muscle (VSM) tone is …

Arteries display a nonlinear anisotropic behavior dictated by the elastic properties and
structural arrangement of its main constituents, elastin, collagen, and vascular smooth …

To analyze the effects of decellularization on the biomechanical properties of porcine
common carotid arteries, decellularization was performed by a detergent-enzymatic …

Pulse transit time (PTT) is a cardiovascular parameter of emerging interest due to its
potential to estimate blood pressure (BP) continuously and without a cuff. Both linear and …

The present study presents a three-dimensional, unsteady supercomputer simulation of the
coupled fluid–solid interaction problem associated with flow through a compliant model of …

Stiffening of the aorta with progressing age leads to decrease of aortic compliance and thus
to an increase of pulse pressure amplitude. Using a strain energy function (SEF) which takes …

The development of the vascular system was a critical step in the evolution of species. It
allowed organisms to meet the growing metabolic demands and opened the door for the …

Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) can regulate arterial mechanics via contractile
activity in response to changing mechanical and chemical signals. Contractility is …