Examination of near-wall hemodynamic parameters in the renal bridging stent of various stent graft configurations for repairing visceral branched aortic aneurysms.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2016
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the flow behavior of four stent graft configurations for endovascular repair of complex aneurysms of the descending aorta.
METHODS: Computational fluid dynamics models with transient boundary conditions and rigid wall simplifying assumptions were developed and used with four distinct geometries to compare various near-wall hemodynamic parameters.
RESULTS: Graphic plots for time-averaged wall shear stress, oscillating shear index, and relative residence time were presented and compared among the four stent graft configurations of interest.
CONCLUSIONS: Abrupt 90° and 180° changes in stent geometry (particularly in the side branches) cause a high momentum change and thus increased flow separation and mixing, which has significant implications in blood flow characteristics near the wall. By comparison, longer bridging stents provide more gradual changes in momentum, thus allowing blood flow to develop before reaching the target vessel.
Volume
64
Issue
3
First Page
788
Last Page
796
ISSN
1097-6809
Published In/Presented At
Suess, T., Anderson, J., Danielson, L., Pohlson, K., Remund, T., Blears, E., Gent, S., & Kelly, P. (2016). Examination of near-wall hemodynamic parameters in the renal bridging stent of various stent graft configurations for repairing visceral branched aortic aneurysms. Journal of vascular surgery, 64(3), 788–796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2015.04.421
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
26209577
Department(s)
Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article