Full Description
This work provides an extensive summary of all the hemodynamic, geometric, and mechanical elements which can influence the success or failure of graft implantations. The contributions come from a variety of research units with international reputations which allows the reader to compare alternative approaches to similar problems. Containing valuable information for biomechanical and biomedical investigators, this title will also be of interest to physicians and clinicians.
Contents
Section 1 - Experimental Studies: Chapter 1 Vascular grafts - basic research and clinical applications; Chapter 2 Biomechanics and hemodynamics of grafting; Chapter 3 Characterization of grafts' mechanical properties relevant for hemodynamics; Chapter 4 Hemodynamics in an end-to-end vascular prosthesis - the role of wall shear stress depending on graft properties; Chapter 5 Experimental evaluation of the haemodynamics of peripheral arterial bypass grafts. Section 2 - Mathematical Modelling Studies: Chapter 6 Effects of mechanical and geometrical properties on the hemodynamics and biomechanics at the anastomoses of vascular reconstructions; Chapter 7 Numerical simulation of end-to-end arterial grafts with and without stenosis; Chapter 8 Particle-hemodynamics analyses of end-to-side anastomoses - A computational comparison study; Chapter 9 Flow dynamics within model distal arterial bypass grafts; Chapter 10 Hemodynamics of an end-to-end anastomosis bypass - on the specific influence of a stenosis in the host artery.
