In vitro study of the influence of strain rate on the strain at dissection of atherosclerotic arteries during balloon inflation

Author

Steenhuijsen, Jacco LG ; Vaartjes, Simon R. ; Poortermans, Cees J. ; Boom, Herman BK

Author_Institution

Inst. of Biomed. Technol., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands

Volume

3

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

1312

Abstract

Long term success rate of percutaneous transluminal (coronary) angioplasty is limited by restenosis. Arterial lesions have been related to restenosis, although the nature of this relation is still unclear. Because the arterial wall structure has both elastic and viscous properties, we expect the mechanical behaviour of the arterial wall during angioplasty to be strain rate dependent. We here describe the results of our experiments to test the influence of strain rate on the strain at the moment of dissection during angioplasty

Keywords

biomechanics; biomedical ultrasonics; cardiology; surgery; arterial wall structure; atherosclerotic arteries; balloon inflation; in vitro study; mechanical behaviour; percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; restenosis; strain at dissection; strain rate influence; Angioplasty; Arteries; Autopsy; Capacitive sensors; Hospitals; In vitro; Lesions; Mechanical factors; Strain measurement; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.652827

Filename

652827