THE PATH TO TISSUE FAILURE IN AORTIC DISEASE: CALL FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT

S. Pirola¹, K. Reesink²

¹Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands; ²Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

HEMODYNAMICS IN ACUTE TYPE-B AORTIC DISSECTION: FSI STUDY IN AN IDEALIZED DISSECTION WITH A FALSE LUMEN SIDE BRANCH

A. Balasubramanya¹, L. Gheysen¹, M. Wagenhäuser², N. Famaey³, J. Degroote⁴, P. Segers¹

¹IBiTech-BioMMeda, UGent, Belgium; ²Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University Hospital Dusseldorf, Germany; ³Biomechanics section, KU Leuven, Belgium; ⁴Department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering, UGent, Belgium

CO-EVOLUTION OF STRAIN, CURVATURE, AND THROMBUS IN AAA: A LONGITUDINAL ULTRASOUND INVESTIGATION

M. Thirugnanasambandam, J. Fonken, A. Nievergeld, T. Timmer, E. Maas, M. van Sambeek, R. Lopata

Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands, The

EX-VIVO ASCENDING AORTA MODEL

A. F. Pascaner¹, M. Schembri², M. Conti^2,3, J. De Kort^1,4, J. Bassi⁵, M. Di Giancamillo⁵, S. Trimarchi^1,6, F. Auricchio², A. Caimi²

¹Section of Vascular Surgery, Cardio Thoracic Vascular Department, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; ²Civil Engineering and Architecture Department, Pavia University, Pavia, Italy; ³3D and Computer Simulation Laboratory, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy; ⁴Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; ⁵Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; ⁶Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION ANALYSIS OF TEVAR WITH DOUBLE-BRANCHED ENDOGRAFT IN TYPE-A AORTIC DISSECTION

B. Li¹, Y. Zhu^1,2, M. D'Oria³, X. Y. Xu¹

¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial Colleghe London, United Kingdom; ²National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom; ³Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND QUANTIFICATION OF ASCENDING THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSMS DYNAMICS

R. Valente¹, A. Mourato^1,2, M. Brito^1,2, J. Xavier^1,2, A. Carvalho³, S. Avril⁴, A. Tomás⁵, J. Fragata^5,6

¹UNIDEMI, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Portugal; ²Laboratório Associado de Sistemas Inteligentes, LASI, Portugal; ³Lisbon School of Engineering (ISEL/IPL), Lisboa, Portugal; ⁴École des Mines de Saint-Étienne, University of Lyon, Inserm, Sainbiose U1059, France; ⁵Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Santa Marta Hospital, Portugal; ⁶Department of Surgery and Human Morphology, NOVA Medical School, Portugal