Biomechanics of aortic wall failure with a focus on dissection and aneurysm: A review

S Sherifova, GA Holzapfel - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Aortic dissections and aortic aneurysms are fatal events characterized by structural changes
to the aortic wall. The maximum diameter criterion, typically used for aneurysm rupture risk …

How does hemodynamics affect rupture tissue mechanics in abdominal aortic aneurysm: Focus on wall shear stress derived parameters, time-averaged wall shear …

O Mutlu, HE Salman, H Al-Thani, A El-Menyar… - Computers in biology …, 2023 - Elsevier
An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a critical health condition with a risk of rupture,
where the diameter of the aorta enlarges more than 50% of its normal diameter. The …

Geometric and biomechanical modeling aided by machine learning improves the prediction of growth and rupture of small abdominal aortic aneurysms

M Lindquist Liljeqvist, M Bogdanovic, A Siika… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
It remains difficult to predict when which patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) will
require surgery. The aim was to study the accuracy of geometric and biomechanical analysis …

A quarter of a century biomechanical rupture risk assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Achievements, clinical relevance, and ongoing developments

TC Gasser, C Miller, S Polzer… - International journal for …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease, the local enlargement of the infrarenal aorta, is a
serious condition that causes many deaths, especially in men exceeding 65 years of age …

Computation of a probabilistic and anisotropic failure metric on the aortic wall using a machine learning-based surrogate model

M Liu, L Liang, Y Ismail, H Dong, X Lou… - Computers in Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Scalar-valued failure metrics are commonly used to assess the risk of aortic aneurysm
rupture and dissection, which occurs under hypertensive blood pressures brought on by …

[HTML][HTML] Biomechanical indices are more sensitive than diameter in predicting rupture of asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms

S Polzer, TC Gasser, R Vlachovský, L Kubíček… - Journal of vascular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Several studies of biomechanical rupture risk assessment (BRRA) showed its
advantage over the diameter criterion in rupture risk assessment of abdominal aortic …

Patient‐specific computational modeling of endovascular aneurysm repair: State of the art and future directions

S Avril, MW Gee, A Hemmler… - International journal for …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) has become the preferred intervention option for aortic
aneurysms and dissections. This is because EVAR is much less invasive than the alternative …

[HTML][HTML] Biomechanical assessment predicts aneurysm related events in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm

BJ Doyle, N Bappoo, MBJ Syed, RO Forsythe… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To test whether aneurysm biomechanical ratio (ABR; a dimensionless ratio of wall
stress and wall strength) can predict aneurysm related events. Methods In a prospective …

Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Peak Wall Stress and Peak Wall Rupture Index in Ruptured and Asymptomatic Intact Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

TP Singh, JV Moxon, TC Gasser… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Prior studies have suggested aortic peak wall stress (PWS) and peak wall
rupture index (PWRI) can estimate the rupture risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the biomechanical behaviour of the aorta

X Wang, HJ Carpenter, MH Ghayesh… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Large aortic aneurysm and acute and chronic aortic dissection are pathologies of the aorta
requiring surgery. Recent advances in medical intervention have improved patient …