In vitro measurement of the mechanical properties of atherosclerotic arleries before and after angioplasty

Steenhuijsen, Jacco L.G. and Vaartjes, Simon R. and Poortermans, Cees J. and Boom, Herman B.K. (1996) In vitro measurement of the mechanical properties of atherosclerotic arleries before and after angioplasty. In: 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine, 31 October - 3 November 1996, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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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
Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Copyright:	©1996 IEEE
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW)
Research Group:	Biomedical Signals and Systems (BSS)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/56015
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.1996.652827
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