Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research

Title

Impact of Aortic Grafts on Hemodynamics: A 1D Computational Assessment

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 10-5-2011

Abstract

Vascular prostheses currently used in aortic replacement surgery do not have the same mechanical properties as human arteries. In vivo studies have revealed that aortic grafts augment heart load and alter blood pressure and flow waveforms. A one-dimensional model of the arterial tree was developed in order to analyze the different mechanisms by which grafts placed in the ascending aorta (proximal) and descending aorta (distal) affect hemodynamics. Graft compliance and properties were based on in vitro tests

Publication Title

Biomedical Engineering, 2011 10th International Workshop on

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