Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Aneurysms

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: McGloughlin, Tim (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials, 7
• Subjects: Engineering.; Human physiology.; Cardiac surgery.; Continuum mechanics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Biomedical Engineering.; Human Physiology.; Cardiac Surgery.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and premature death of modern era medicine. It is estimated that approximately 81 million people in the United States (US) currently have one or more of the many forms of cardiovascular disease, resulting in 1 in every 2.8 deaths, or 900,000 d...