Cardiovascular Biomechanics
Farzad Forouzandeh; Mahdie Haji-Bozorgi; Behrooz Meshkat; Nasser Fatouraee
Volume 8, Issue 3 , September 2014, , Pages 241-248
Abstract
Coronary Artery Diseases are one of the main reasonsof mortality. When these arteries occlude, usually a CoronaryArtery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery is performed. Sine humanSaphenous Veins (SV) is used for CABG, they are of interest forresearchers. In this study human SV samples undergo inflationtest, ...
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Coronary Artery Diseases are one of the main reasonsof mortality. When these arteries occlude, usually a CoronaryArtery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery is performed. Sine humanSaphenous Veins (SV) is used for CABG, they are of interest forresearchers. In this study human SV samples undergo inflationtest, using an inflation test device. Displacements of the samplesfor different pressures are analyzed, and average values are usedas input of a computational method. In the numerical simulationthe tissue is assumed as an elastic, isotropic, and homogenoussolid material, and its output is Young’s Modulus (E) ofthetissue. Results show that E of the SV increases linearly with thedistension pressure. Although simplifications were applied in thisstudy, it can be helpful for giving a basic insight aboutmechanical properties of human Saphenous Vein, which can befollowed by more realistic studies in the future.
