Numerical Modeling of Blood Flow in a Healthy Aorta and Aorta with Stent

Abstract:

The treatment of aortic aneurysm varies according to each patient. Stent implantation is one of many methods used to stabilize diseases. The information obtained from hemodynamic parameters in the pathological aorta with stent could help doctors in choosing the treatment before the surgery. In this context, the numerical simulation of fluid dynamics is an essential tool that can give us more detailed information that could be exploited by surgeons to find appropriate solutions to some pathologies. In this work, a study of two models of aortas: with and without stent was presented. A comparison of the results of changes in pressures and shear stresses of aortas in systolic and diastolic phases was discussed. The obtained results show a nearly similar tendency of variation for both models, which justifies the effectiveness of the type of stent chosen and its effect on the improvement of the blood flow. The methodology used in this work has revealed the detailed and necessary information for both cases studied and has shown the interest of the numerical tools for diagnosis and surgery.

• Periodical: Journal of Biomimetics, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (Volume 39)
• Pages: 13-23
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JBBBE.39.13
• Online since: November 2018
• Authors: Abdel Hakem Belaghit*, Benaoumeur Aour, Mekki Larabi, Salah Mebarki
• Keywords: Aneurysm, Aorta, Blood Flow, Pressure, Shear Stress, Stent

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