Changing pathology of the thoracic aorta from acute to chronic dissection: literature review and insights

S Peterss, AM Mansour, JA Ross, I Vaitkeviciute… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
We review current knowledge regarding the natural transition of aortic dissection from acute
to chronic stages. As this is not well understood, we also bring to bear new data from our …

Aortic dissection simulation models for clinical support: fluid-structure interaction vs. rigid wall models

M Alimohammadi, JM Sherwood, M Karimpour… - Biomedical engineering …, 2015 - Springer
Background The management and prognosis of aortic dissection (AD) is often challenging
and the use of personalised computational models is being explored as a tool to improve …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of thoracic endovascular stent repair for chronic type B aortic dissection with aneurysmal degeneration

ST Scali, RJ Feezor, CK Chang, DH Stone… - Journal of vascular …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The Food and Drug Administration has approved devices for endovascular
management of thoracic endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (TEVAR); however, limited …

Hybrid discrete-continuum multiscale model of tissue growth and remodeling

E Gacek, RR Mahutga, VH Barocas - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Tissue growth and remodeling (G&R) is often central to disease etiology and progression, so
understanding G&R is essential for understanding disease and developing effective …

Predicting flow in aortic dissection: comparison of computational model with PC-MRI velocity measurements

Z Cheng, C Juli, NB Wood, RGJ Gibbs, XY Xu - Medical engineering & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Aortic dissection is a life-threatening process in which the weakened wall develops a tear,
causing separation of wall layers. The dissected layers separate the original true aortic …

Systematic review of reintervention after thoracic endovascular repair for chronic type B dissection

M Boufi, BO Patterson, MJ Grima… - The Annals of Thoracic …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review analyzed the incidence, mechanisms, and risk factors of aortic-related
reintervention after endovascular repair of chronic dissections. The systematic review …

Fluid-structure interaction simulations of repaired type A aortic dissection: a comprehensive comparison with rigid wall models

Y Zhu, S Mirsadraee, U Rosendahl, J Pepper… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of aortic wall compliance on intraluminal
hemodynamics within surgically repaired type A aortic dissection (TAAD). Fully coupled two …

The effect of beta-blockers on hemodynamic parameters in patient-specific blood flow simulations of type-B aortic dissection: A virtual study

MA Abazari, D Rafiei, M Soltani, M Alimohammadi - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Aortic dissection (AD) is one of the fatal and complex conditions. Since there is a lack of a
specific treatment guideline for type-B AD, a better understanding of patient-specific …

[HTML][HTML] Distal stent graft induced new entry: risk factors in acute and chronic type B aortic dissections

J Lortz, F Leinburger, K Tsagakis, C Rammos… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Distal stent graft induced new entry (dSINE) is a rare complication associated
with acute and chronic dissections after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) and is …

A simplified method to account for wall motion in patient-specific blood flow simulations of aortic dissection: Comparison with fluid-structure interaction

M Bonfanti, S Balabani, M Alimohammadi… - Medical engineering & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Aortic dissection (AD) is a complex and highly patient-specific vascular condition difficult to
treat. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) can aid the medical management of this …