Biomechanical Material Characterization of Stanford Type-B Dissected Porcine Aortas

Aortic dissection (AD) involves tearing of the medial layer, creating a blood-filled channel called false lumen (FL). To treat dissections, clinicians are using endovascular therapy using stent grafts to seal the FL. This procedure has been successful in reducing mortality but has failed in complete...

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Main Authors: Aashish Ahuja, Jillian N. Noblet, Tony Trudnowski, Bhavesh Patel, Joshua F. Krieger, Sean Chambers, Ghassan S. Kassab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01317/full