A framework for computational fluid dynamic analyses of patient-specific stented coronary arteries from optical coherence tomography images

Coronary heart diseases (CHDs) are the major causes of death in the Western Countries [1,2]. The principal source of CHD is the narrowing of vessel lumen because of atherosclerotic plaque development. The most widely performed CHD surgical treatment is percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), due to the reduced hospitalization, recovery time and costs [2]. The influence of coronary anatomy on PCI outcomes is largely confirmed [3]. Consequently, the significant anatomic variability observed among individuals has led to an increasing application of intravascular imaging techniques for the characterization of each specific clinical case [4,5].

Source: Medical Engineering and Physics - July 12, 2017 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Susanna Migliori, Claudio Chiastra, Marco Bologna, Eros Montin, Gabriele Dubini, Cristina Aurigemma, Roberto Fedele, Francesco Burzotta, Luca Mainardi, Francesco Migliavacca Source Type: research