Biomechanical factors play fundamental roles in the natural history of abdominal aortic
aneurysms (AAAs) and their responses to treatment. Advances during the past two decades …

The biomechanical factors that result from the haemodynamic load on the cardiovascular
system are a common denominator of several vascular pathologies. Thickening and …

This monograph presents a general mathematical theory for biological growth. It provides
both a conceptual and a technical foundation for the understanding and analysis of …

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are frequently characterized by the development of an
intra-luminal thrombus (ILT), which is known to have multiple biochemical and …

Background The implications of intraluminal thrombus (ILT) in abdominal aortic aneurysm
(AAA) are currently unclear. Previous studies have demonstrated that ILT provides a …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is increasing due to aging of the population and is a
major cause of death among the elderly. Ultrasound screening programs are useful in early …

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 …

Collagen is the most abundant protein in mammals and provides the abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA) wall with mechanical strength, stiffness and toughness. Specifically, the …

Objective To translate the individual abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patient's
biomechanical rupture risk profile to risk-equivalent diameters, and to retrospectively test …

Both the clinically established diameter criterion and novel approaches of computational
finite element (FE) analyses for rupture risk stratification of abdominal aortic aneurysms …