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Zagrapan B, Klopf J, Celem ND, Brandau A, Rossi P, Gordeeva Y, Szewczyk AR, Liu L, Ahmadi-Fazel D, Najarnia S, Fuchs L, Hayden H, Loewe C, Eilenberg W, Neumayer C, Brostjan C. Diagnostic Utility of a Combined MPO/D-Dimer Score to Distinguish Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm from Peripheral Artery Disease. J Clin Med 2023; 12:7558. [PMID: 38137627 PMCID: PMC10743483 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12247558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and peripheral artery disease (PAD) share pathophysiological mechanisms including the activation of the fibrinolytic and innate immune system, which explains the analysis of D-dimer and myeloperoxidase (MPO) in both conditions. This study evaluates the diagnostic marker potential of both variables separately and as a combined MPO/D-dimer score for identifying patients with AAA versus healthy individuals or patients with PAD. Plasma levels of MPO and D-dimer were increased in PAD and AAA compared to healthy controls (median for MPO: 13.63 ng/mL [AAA] vs. 11.74 ng/mL [PAD] vs. 9.16 ng/mL [healthy], D-dimer: 1.27 μg/mL [AAA] vs. 0.58 μg/mL [PAD] vs. 0.38 μg/mL [healthy]). The combined MPO/D-dimer score (median 1.26 [AAA] vs. -0.19 [PAD] vs. -0.93 [healthy]) showed an improved performance in distinguishing AAA from PAD when analysed using the receiver operating characteristic curve (area under the curve) for AAA against the pooled data of healthy controls + PAD: 0.728 [MPO], 0.749 [D-dimer], 0.801 [score]. Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity ranged at 82.9% and 70.2% (for score cut-off = 0). These findings were confirmed for a separate collective of AAA patients with 35% simultaneous PAD. Thus, evaluating MPO together with D-dimer in a simple score may be useful for diagnostic detection and the distinction of AAA from athero-occlusive diseases like PAD.
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- Branislav Zagrapan
- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department for Bioimaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Division of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (B.Z.); (J.K.); (N.D.C.); (A.B.); (P.R.); (Y.G.); (A.R.S.); (L.L.); (D.A.-F.); (S.N.); (L.F.); (H.H.); (W.E.); (C.N.)
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Dalbosco M, Terzano M, Carniel TA, Fancello EA, Holzapfel GA. A two-scale numerical study on the mechanobiology of abdominal aortic aneurysms. J R Soc Interface 2023; 20:20230472. [PMID: 37907092 PMCID: PMC10618057 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2023.0472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are a serious condition whose pathophysiology is related to phenomena occurring at different length scales. To gain a better understanding of the disease, this work presents a multi-scale computational study that correlates AAA progression with microstructural and mechanical alterations in the tissue. Macro-scale geometries of a healthy aorta and idealized aneurysms with increasing diameter are developed on the basis of existing experimental data and subjected to physiological boundary conditions. Subsequently, microscopic representative volume elements of the abluminal side of each macro-model are employed to analyse the local kinematics at the cellular scale. The results suggest that the formation of the aneurysm disrupts the micromechanics of healthy tissue, which could trigger collagen growth and remodelling by mechanosensing cells. The resulting changes to the macro-mechanics and microstructure of the tissue seem to establish a new homeostatic state at the cellular scale, at least for the diameter range investigated.
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- Misael Dalbosco
- Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
- GRANTE—Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Polytechnic School, Community University of Chapecó Region, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Community University of Chapecó Region, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- GRANTE—Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- LEBm—University Hospital, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
- Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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Luan J, Qiao Y, Mao L, Fan J, Zhu T, Luo K. The role of aorta distal to stent in the occurrence of distal stent graft-induced new entry tear: A computational fluid dynamics and morphological study. Comput Biol Med 2023; 166:107554. [PMID: 37839217 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.107554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Distal stent graft-induced new entry tear (dSINE) is an important complication of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for the treatment of type B aortic dissection (TBAD). This study aims to explore whether the aorta distal to the stent plays an important role in the occurrence of dSINE. Sixty-nine patient-specific geometrical models of twenty-three enrolled patients were reconstructed from preoperative, postoperative, and predSINE computed tomography scans. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were performed to calculate the von Mises stress in the CFD group. Meanwhile, morphological measurements were performed in all patients, including measurements of the inverted pyramid index at different follow-up time points and the postoperative true lumen volume change rate. In the CFD study, the time-averaged von Mises stress of the true lumen distal to the stent in dSINE patients was significantly higher than that in the CFD controls (20.42 kPa vs. 15.47 kPa). In the morphological study, a special aortic plane (plane A) with an extremely small area distal to the stent was observed in dSINE patients, which resulted in an inverted pyramid structure in the true lumen distal to the stent. This structure in dSINE patients became increasingly obvious during the follow-up period and finally reached the maximum value before dSINE occurred (mean, 3.91 vs. 1.23). At the same time, enlargement of the true lumen distal to the stent occurs before dSINE, manifesting as a continuous increase in the true lumen volume (mean, 0.70 vs. 013). A new theory of what causes dSINE to occur has been proposed: the inverted pyramid structure of the true lumen distal to the stent caused an increase in the von Mises stress in this region and aortic enlargement, which ultimately led to the occurrence of dSINE.
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- Jingyang Luan
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Shanghai Institute for Advanced Study of Zhejiang University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Shanghai Institute for Advanced Study of Zhejiang University, Shanghai, China.
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Živić J, Virag L, Horvat N, Smoljkić M, Karšaj I. The risk of rupture and abdominal aortic aneurysm morphology: A computational study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2022; 38:e3566. [PMID: 34919341 DOI: 10.1002/cnm.3566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Prediction of rupture and optimal timing for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgical intervention remain wanting even after decades of clinical, histological, and numerical research. Although studies estimating rupture from AAA geometrical features from CT imaging showed some promising results, they are still not being used in practice. Patient-specific numerical stress analysis introduced too many assumptions about wall structure for the related rupture potential index (RPI) to be considered reliable. Growth and remodeling (G&R) numerical models eliminate some of these assumptions and thus might have the most potential to calculate mural stresses and RPI and increase our understanding of rupture. To recognize numerical models as trustworthy, it is necessary to validate the computed results with results derived from imaging. Elastin degradation function is one of the main factors that determine idealized aneurysm sac shape. Using a hundred different combinations of variables defining AAA geometry or influences AAA stability (elastin degradation function parameters, collagen mechanics, and initial healthy aortic diameters), we investigated the relationship between AAA morphology and RPI and compared numerical results with clinical findings. Good agreement of numerical results with clinical expectations from the literature gives us confidence in the validity of the numerical model. We show that aneurysm morphology significantly influences the stability of aneurysms. Additionally, we propose new parameters, geometrical rupture potential index (GRPI) and normalized aneurysm length (NAL), that might predict rupture of aneurysms without thrombus better than currently used criteria (i.e., maximum diameter and growth rate). These parameters can be computed quickly, without the tedious processing of CT images.
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- Josip Živić
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Qing M, Wang J, Zhao J, Liu Y, Qiu Y, Chen X, Zheng T, Yuan D. Predictive value of elliptical neck parameters and oversizing ratio for type Ia endoleaks after endovascular aneurysm repair. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2021; 33:375-383.e5. [PMID: 34952197 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2021.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the predictive value of elliptical geometric parameters regarding type IA endoleak (T1AEL) after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and investigate optimal range of oversizing ratio (OSR) in patients with elliptical aneurysmal neck. METHODS In this propensity-score matched case-control study, case patients were those diagnosed with T1AEL, control patients were those who did not have T1AEL after EVAR in the same period from 2012 to 2018. Geometric and oversizing parameters were compared based on both 2D and 3D measurement. Net reclassification improvement (NRI) was used to measure prediction increment of elliptical model (major axis OSR, neck length and severe neck angulation (SNA)) compared to conventional model (OSR 2D, neck length and SNA). RESULTS Nineteen case patients and 111 control patients were included. The median OSR 2D of T1AEL patients were 17% (15%-22%), but the median major axis OSR were only 7% (5%-12%). Among geometric parameters, axis difference had the highest area under the curve (AUC) of 0.74 (95%CI 0.63-0.84) in predicting T1AEL. As for elliptical oversizing parameters, major axis OSR had an AUC of 0.89 (95%CI 0.78-0.97) with a cut-off value of 13%. Elliptical model had higher discriminating ability in T1AEL compared to conventional model (AUC 0.91 vs 0.86, P=0.045), with improved reclassification ability (NRI 27.93%, 95% CI 19.22%-36.64%, P<0.0001). CONCLUSION Elliptical aneurysmal neck, assessed by axis difference, is associated with an increased risk of T1AEL. Calculation of oversizing based on major axis for at least 13% can significantly reduce the risk of T1AEL in patients with elliptical aneurysmal neck.
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- Ming Qing
- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University
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- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University
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- Department of Applied Mechanics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University
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Li T, Liu X, Sun H, Ning H, Yang J, Ma C. Assessment of the Global and Regional Circumferential Strain of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Different Size by Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2021; 40:2619-2627. [PMID: 33555036 DOI: 10.1002/jum.15651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to use speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) to quantify circumferential aortic strain of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) with different size. METHODS A total of 87 AAA patients were included. The morphological variables, including aortic maximum diameter (MD), end systolic area (ESA), end diastolic area (EDA), and thickness and area of intraluminal thrombus (ILT), were measured by ultrasound. STE was applied to calculate circumferential strain (CS) at 6 equally divided segments of the aorta at MD. We evaluated the mean value of peak strain along the 6 segments as global circumferential strain (GCS). RESULTS Large AAA (≥5.5 cm) patients had higher MD, ESA, EDA, AAA length, ILT thickness, and area, but lower fractional area change, GCS, and segmental CSs than small AAA (<5.5 cm) subjects (all P < .05). Compared with AAA <4.5 cm group, AAA patients ≥4.5 cm possessed increased MD, ESA, EDA, AAA length, ILT thickness, and area, which results were also reflected in the comparison between AAA <6.5 and ≥6.5 cm group. In small AAA patients, GCS and regional strains in CS1, CS3, and CS5 segments were lower in AAA subjects ≥4.5 cm than those <4.5 cm (all P<.05). However, no significant differences in the GCS and regional CS between ≥6.5 and <6.5 cm group were found. Correlation analysis revealed a significant negative association of GCS with MD, ESA, and EDA, even after adjusting the potential confounding factors (all P < .05). CONCLUSIONS Our findings may yield insight into the structural strain characteristics of AAA wall with different size, which adds the benefit of using simple echocardiography-derived biomechanics to stratify AAA patients.
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- Tan Li
- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shenyang Women's and Children's Hospital, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Machine Learning-Based Pulse Wave Analysis for Early Detection of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Using In Silico Pulse Waves. Symmetry (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/sym13050804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is usually asymptomatic until rupture, which is associated with extremely high mortality. Consequently, the early detection of AAAs is of paramount importance in reducing mortality; however, most AAAs are detected by medical imaging only incidentally. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of machine learning-based pulse wave (PW) analysis for the early detection of AAAs using a database of in silico PWs. PWs in the large systemic arteries were simulated using one-dimensional blood flow modelling. A database of in silico PWs representative of subjects (aged 55, 65 and 75 years) with different AAA sizes was created by varying the AAA-related parameters with major impacts on PWs—identified by parameter sensitivity analysis—in an existing database of in silico PWs representative of subjects without AAAs. Then, a machine learning architecture for AAA detection was trained and tested using the new in silico PW database. The parameter sensitivity analysis revealed that the AAA maximum diameter and stiffness of the large systemic arteries were the dominant AAA-related biophysical properties considerably influencing the PWs. However, AAA detection by PW indexes was compromised by other non-AAA related cardiovascular parameters. The proposed machine learning model produced a sensitivity of 86.8 % and a specificity of 86.3 % in early detection of AAA from the photoplethysmogram PW signal measured in the digital artery with added random noise. The number of false positive and negative results increased with increasing age and decreasing AAA size, respectively. These findings suggest that machine learning-based PW analysis is a promising approach for AAA screening using PW signals acquired by wearable devices.
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Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are prevalent among older adults and can cause significant morbidity and mortality if not addressed in a timely fashion. Their etiology remains the topic of continued investigation. Known causes include trauma, infection, and inflammatory disorders. Risk factors include cigarette smoking, advanced age, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. The pathophysiology of the disease is related to an initial arterial insult causing a cascade of inflammation and extracellular matrix protein breakdown by proteinases leading to arterial wall weakening. When identified early, aneurysms must be monitored for size, growth rate, and other factors which could increase the risk of rupture. Factors predisposing to rupture include size, active smoking, rate of growth, aberrant biomechanical properties of the aneurysmal sac, and female sex. Medical management includes the control of risk factors that may prevent growth, stabilize the aneurysm, and prevent rupture. Surgical management prevents rupture of high risk aneurysms, most commonly predicted by size. Less frequently, surgical management is required when the aneurysm has ruptured. Surgery involves a multidisciplinary approach to evaluate the patient's risk profile and to develop an operative plan involving either an endovascular or an open surgical repair. The patient must be carefully monitored post-operatively for complications and, in the case of endovascular repairs, for endoleaks. AAA management has evolved rapidly in recent years. Technical and technological advances have transformed the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
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- John Anagnostakos
- Center for Vascular Research, University of Maryland, United States of America
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- Center for Vascular Research, University of Maryland, United States of America; University of Maryland, United States of America; Endovascular Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, United States of America; Baltimore VA Medical Center, United States of America.
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Derwich W, Wittek A, Hegner A, Fritzen CP, Blase C, Schmitz-Rixen T. Comparison of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Sac and Neck Wall Motion with 4D Ultrasound Imaging. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2020; 60:539-547. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Spanos K, Nana P, Kouvelos G, Mpatzalexis K, Matsagkas M, Giannoukas AD. Anatomical Differences Between Intact and Ruptured Large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. J Endovasc Ther 2019; 27:117-123. [PMID: 31709885 DOI: 10.1177/1526602819886568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Purpose: To compare different anatomical characteristics between intact and ruptured large abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA >80 mm) with the goal of refining the process of estimating rupture risk. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study involving 62 male patients with large (>80 mm) aneurysms matched for age and smoking produced a 31-patient elective group with a mean maximum aneurysm diameter of 92±9.7 mm and a 31-patient rAAA group (mean maximum aneurysm diameter 95.7±12 mm). Preoperative computed tomography angiography scans were analyzed with a dedicated workstation, and anatomical characteristics of the aortic neck, iliac arteries, and aneurysm were compared in multivariable regression analyses; the outcomes are given as the odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI). The prognostic utility of several characteristics as predictors of rupture occurrence was examined with receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Results: Anatomical characteristics differing significantly between elective and ruptured aneurysms were the infrarenal aortic neck diameters at 5 mm, 10 mm and 15 mm; the neck length and calcification; the common iliac artery (CIA) lengths; the iliac artery indexes; the left CIA and external iliac artery diameters; and the total and true lumen aneurysm volumes. Intraluminal thrombus (ILT) volume did not differ (p=0.76), although its distribution in elective vs ruptured cases did [absent: 0% vs 19%, respectively (p=0.025); circumferential: 61% vs 35%, respectively (p=0.04)]. Total aneurysm volume was higher in rAAA (442±140 mL) vs intact AAA (331±143 mL, p=0.014), while the ILT/total aneurysm volume rate was lower in rAAA (55%) vs intact AAA (70%, p=0.02). Multivariate analysis determined that a shorter left CIA (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.1, p=0.016) and a smaller total aneurysm volume (OR 1.007, CI. 1.001 to 1.014, p=0.016) were associated with intact AAA. After a ROC curve analysis, left CIA length <50 mm demonstrated a lower incidence of rupture (sensitivity 60% and specificity 78%), while total aneurysm volume <380 mL had 60% sensitivity and specificity. Conclusion: Large rAAAs seem to have different anatomical characteristics than similarly sized intact AAAs. Large intact AAAs have lower total aneurysm volumes and shorter left CIAs, with higher ILT/aneurysm volume rates.
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- Konstantinos Spanos
- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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Determination of the Material Parameters in the Holzapfel-Gasser-Ogden Constitutive Model for Simulation of Age-Dependent Material Nonlinear Behavior for Aortic Wall Tissue under Uniaxial Tension. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9142851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In this study, computational simulations and experiments were performed to investigate the mechanical behavior of the aorta wall because of the increasing occurrences of aorta-related diseases. The study focused on the deformation and strength of porcine and healthy human abdominal aortic tissues under uniaxial tensile loading. The experiments for the mechanical behavior of the arterial tissue were conducted using a uniaxial tensile test apparatus to validate the simulation results. In addition, the strength and stretching of the tissues in the abdominal aorta of a healthy human as a function of age were investigated based on the uniaxial tensile tests. Moreover, computational simulations using the ABAQUS finite element analysis program were conducted on the experimental scenarios based on age, and the Holzapfel–Gasser–Ogden (HGO) model was applied during the simulation. The material parameters and formulae to be used in the HGO model were proposed to identify the failure stress and stretch correlation with age.
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Holzapfel GA, Ogden RW, Sherifova S. On fibre dispersion modelling of soft biological tissues: a review. Proc Math Phys Eng Sci 2019; 475:20180736. [PMID: 31105452 PMCID: PMC6501667 DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2018.0736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Collagen fibres within fibrous soft biological tissues such as artery walls, cartilage, myocardiums, corneas and heart valves are responsible for their anisotropic mechanical behaviour. It has recently been recognized that the dispersed orientation of these fibres has a significant effect on the mechanical response of the tissues. Modelling of the dispersed structure is important for the prediction of the stress and deformation characteristics in (patho)physiological tissues under various loading conditions. This paper provides a timely and critical review of the continuum modelling of fibre dispersion, specifically, the angular integration and the generalized structure tensor models. The models are used in representative numerical examples to fit sets of experimental data that have been obtained from mechanical tests and fibre structural information from second-harmonic imaging. In particular, patches of healthy and diseased aortic tissues are investigated, and it is shown that the predictions of the models fit very well with the data. It is straightforward to use the models described herein within a finite-element framework, which will enable more realistic (and clinically relevant) boundary-value problems to be solved. This also provides a basis for further developments of material models and points to the need for additional mechanical and microstructural data that can inform further advances in the material modelling.
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- Gerhard A. Holzapfel
- Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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Computational Evaluation for Age-Dependent Material Nonlinear Behavior of Aortic Wall Tissue on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/app9010101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a localized expansion of the abdominal aorta with a diameter >3 cm or >50% larger than the normal diameter. In this study, the stretch and strength of the materials in the abdominal aorta in patients with aneurysms were examined based on the results of tensile tests, and databases of failure stress and stretch were established according to age. Generally, the tensile test results of the axial and circumferential directions have become a priority in the tests of aortic materials. However, this study focused on the results of the axial direction. In addition, finite element analysis, where the Holzapfel model and the test results were applied, was performed. As a result, the behavior characteristics of the abdominal aortic materials were precisely simulated. The formula and material constants used in the Holzapfel model were studied and proposed in order to simulate the failure stress and stretch according to age as well as simulation.
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Meng M, Lv C, Yang Q, He S, Wu S, Liu Y, Zou J, Zhou X, Chen S. Expression of proteins of elastic fibers and collagen type I in orthodontically rotated teeth in rats. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2018; 154:249-259. [PMID: 30075927 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2017.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Revised: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The aims of this study were to investigate the expression of proteins of elastic fibers and collagen type I in the supra-alveolar structure of orthodontically rotated teeth in rats and to elucidate whether circumferential supracrestal fiberotomy diminishes relapse. METHODS The rats' maxillary left first molars were rotated by couple of force. Specimens were divided into groups according to different orthodontic procedures. A1-3 and B1-3 were blank control groups and operation control groups. Group C underwent rotation only, and group D was treated with rotation and retention. Groups E and F were treated with rotation, retention, and release of retention; additionally, circumferential supracrestal fiberotomy was performed in group F before the release of retention. The animals were killed, and the jaws were processed for histologic evaluation using the immunohistochemical method to evaluate the protein expressions of elastin, fibrillin-1, fibrillin-2, and collagen type I in supra-alveolar structures (around and below the gingival sulcus) between the maxillary left first and second molars. The degree and percentage of relapse were measured by a series of impressions. RESULTS The degree and percentage of relapse in group F were much lower than those in group E (P <0.05). Collagen type I was increased in group C (P <0.05) and at normal levels in groups D, E, and F. Elastin below the gingival sulcus and fibrillin-1 showed the same patterns of expression and were consistently elevated in groups C, D, E, and F (P <0.05). No positive staining for elastin was found around the gingival sulcus in any specimen. The difference in the expression of fibrillin-2 between the experimental groups (C, D, E, and F) and their matching control groups was not statistically significant (P >0.05). CONCLUSIONS Circumferential supracrestal fiberotomy can alleviate the relapse of rotated teeth. Collagen fibers of supra-alveolar structures might contribute to relapse in a short time, whereas elastic fibers may be the reason that rotated teeth relapse to their original positions after retention.
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- Mingmei Meng
- Departments of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Departments of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Departments of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Departments of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Departments of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Departments of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Departments of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Departments of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Groeneveld ME, Meekel JP, Rubinstein SM, Merkestein LR, Tangelder GJ, Wisselink W, Truijers M, Yeung KK. Systematic Review of Circulating, Biomechanical, and Genetic Markers for the Prediction of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth and Rupture. J Am Heart Assoc 2018; 7:JAHA.117.007791. [PMID: 29960996 PMCID: PMC6064909 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The natural course of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) is growth and rupture if left untreated. Numerous markers have been investigated; however, none are broadly acknowledged. Our aim was to identify potential prognostic markers for AAA growth and rupture. METHODS AND RESULTS Potential circulating, biomechanical, and genetic markers were studied. A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library in February 2017, following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Study selection, data extraction, and methodological quality assessment were conducted by 2 independent researchers. Plausibility of markers was based on the amount of publications regarding the marker (more than 3), pooled sample size (more than 100), bias risk and statistical significance of the studies. Eighty-two studies were included, which examined circulating (n=40), biomechanical (n=27), and genetic markers (n=7) and combinations of markers (n=8). Factors with an increased expansion risk included: AAA diameter (9 studies; n=1938; low bias risk), chlamydophila pneumonia (4 studies; n=311; medium bias risk), S-elastin peptides (3 studies; n=205; medium bias risk), fluorodeoxyglucose uptake (3 studies; n=104; medium bias risk), and intraluminal thrombus size (5 studies; n=758; medium bias risk). Factors with an increased rupture risk rupture included: peak wall stress (9 studies; n=579; medium bias risk) and AAA diameter (8 studies; n=354; medium bias risk). No meta-analysis was conducted because of clinical and methodological heterogeneity. CONCLUSIONS We identified 5 potential markers with a prognostic value for AAA growth and 2 for rupture. While interpreting these data, one must realize that conclusions are based on small sample sizes and clinical and methodological heterogeneity. Prospective and methodological consonant studies are strongly urged to further study these potential markers.
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- Menno E Groeneveld
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS), VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Physiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS), VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS), VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Physiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS), VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences and Amsterdam Public Health research institute, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS), VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS), VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS), VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS), VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS), VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands .,Department of Physiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS), VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Niestrawska JA, Viertler C, Regitnig P, Cohnert TU, Sommer G, Holzapfel GA. Microstructure and mechanics of healthy and aneurysmatic abdominal aortas: experimental analysis and modelling. J R Soc Interface 2017; 13:rsif.2016.0620. [PMID: 27903785 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2016.0620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Soft biological tissues such as aortic walls can be viewed as fibrous composites assembled by a ground matrix and embedded families of collagen fibres. Changes in the structural components of aortic walls such as the ground matrix and the embedded families of collagen fibres have been shown to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of aortic degeneration. Hence, there is a need to develop a deeper understanding of the microstructure and the related mechanics of aortic walls. In this study, tissue samples from 17 human abdominal aortas (AA) and from 11 abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are systematically analysed and compared with respect to their structural and mechanical differences. The collagen microstructure is examined by analysing data from second-harmonic generation imaging after optical clearing. Samples from the intact AA wall, their individual layers and the AAA wall are mechanically investigated using biaxial stretching tests. A bivariate von Mises distribution was used to represent the continuous fibre dispersion throughout the entire thickness, and to provide two independent dispersion parameters to be used in a recently proposed material model. Remarkable differences were found between healthy and diseased tissues. The out-of-plane dispersion was significantly higher in AAA when compared with AA tissues, and with the exception of one AAA sample, the characteristic wall structure, as visible in healthy AAs with three distinct layers, could not be identified in AAA samples. The collagen fibres in the abluminal layer of AAAs lost their waviness and exhibited rather straight and thick struts of collagen. A novel set of three structural and three material parameters is provided. With the structural parameters fixed, the material model was fitted to the mechanical experimental data, giving a very satisfying fit although there are only three material parameters involved. The results highlight the need to incorporate the structural differences into finite-element simulations as otherwise simulations of AAA tissues might not be good predictors for the actual in vivo stress state.
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- Justyna A Niestrawska
- Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 16/2, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 25, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 25, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 16/2, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 16/2, 8010 Graz, Austria .,Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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Overbey DM, Glebova NO, Chapman BC, Hosokawa PW, Eun JC, Nehler MR. Morbidity of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is directly related to diameter. J Vasc Surg 2017; 66:1037-1047.e7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.01.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Marais L, Franck G, Allaire E, Zidi M. Diameter and thickness-related variations in mechanical properties of degraded arterial wall in the rat xenograft model. J Biomech 2016; 49:3467-3475. [PMID: 27665352 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diameter and thickness-related variations in mechanical properties of degraded arterial wall. To this end, ring tests were performed on 31 samples from the rat xenograft model of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and failure properties were determined. An inverse finite element method was then employed to identify the material parameters of a hyperelastic and incompressible strain energy function. Correlations with outer diameter and wall thickness of the rings were examined. Furthermore, we investigated the changes in mechanical properties between the grafts, which consist in guinea pig decellularized aortas, native murine aortas and degraded aortas (AAAs). Decellularized aortas presented a significantly lower ultimate strain associated with a higher stiffening rate compared to native aortas. AAAs exhibited a significantly lower ultimate stress than other groups and an extensible-but-stiff behavior. The proposed approach revealed correlations of ultimate stress and material parameters of aneurysmal aortas with outer diameter and thickness. In particular, the negative correlations of the material parameter accounting for the response of the non-collagenous matrix with diameter and thickness (r=-0.67 and r=-0.73, p<0.001) captured the gradual loss of elastin with dilatation observed in histology (r=-0.97, p<0.001). Moreover, it exposed the progressive weakening of the wall with enlargement and thickening (r=-0.64 and r=-0.69, p<0.001), suggesting that wall thickness and diameter may be indicators of rupture risk in the rat xenograft model.
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- Louise Marais
- Bioengineering, Tissues and Neuroplasticity, EA 7377, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Faculté de Médecine - Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales, 8 rue du Général Sarrail, 94010 Créteil, France.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women׳s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 51 Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.
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- Bioengineering, Tissues and Neuroplasticity, EA 7377, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Faculté de Médecine - Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales, 8 rue du Général Sarrail, 94010 Créteil, France.
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Tong J, Cheng Y, Holzapfel GA. Mechanical assessment of arterial dissection in health and disease: Advancements and challenges. J Biomech 2016; 49:2366-73. [PMID: 26948576 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Arterial dissection involves a complex series of coupled biomechanical events. The past two decades have witnessed great advances in the understanding of the intrinsic mechanism for dissection initiation, and hence in the development of novel therapeutic strategies for surgical repair. This is due in part to the profound advancements in characterizing emerging behaviors of dissection using state-of-the-art tools in experimental and computational biomechanics. In addition, researchers have identified the important role of the microstructure in determining the tissue׳s fracture modality during dissection propagation. In this review article, we highlight a variety of approaches in terms of biomechanical measurements, computational modeling and histological/microstructural analysis used to characterize a dissection that propagates in healthy and diseased arteries. Notable findings with quantitative mechanical data are reviewed. We conclude by discussing some unsolved problems that are of interest for future research.
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- Jianhua Tong
- Shanghai East Hospital, Institute for Biomedical Engineering & Nano Science, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai East Hospital, Institute for Biomedical Engineering & Nano Science, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China
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- Graz University of Technology, Institute of Biomechanics, Stremayrgasse 16-II, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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Doyle BJ, Miller K, Newby DE, Hoskins PR. Commentary: Computational Biomechanics–Based Rupture Prediction of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. J Endovasc Ther 2016; 23:121-4. [DOI: 10.1177/1526602815615821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Barry J. Doyle
- Vascular Engineering, Intelligent Systems for Medicine Laboratory, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Vascular Engineering, Intelligent Systems for Medicine Laboratory, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Institute of Mechanics and Advanced Materials, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Clinical Research Imaging Centre, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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