Stress distribution on a cobalt-chromium stent placed into an artery with and without atherosclerotic plaque

• Main Author: Στρατάκος, Στάθης
• Other Authors: Stratakos, Stathis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Finite elment analysis; Computational structural mechanics; Simulation; Iliac artery; Computed tomography; Critical limb ischemia; Balloon expandable stent; Fatigue; Reverse engineering; Stent mechanics; Ανάλυση με πεπερασμένα στοιχεία; Υπολογιστική μηχανική; Προσομοίωση; Λαγόνια αρτηρία; Τομογραφία; Κρίσιμη ισχαιμία άκρων; Stent επεκτάσιμο με μπαλόνι; Κόπωση; Ανάστροδη μηχανική; Μηχανική stent

Cardiovascular diseases are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels. Globally, CVDs are the leading cause of death and serious illness, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. To put things in perspective, this figure is interpreted into a total of 31% of all deaths worldwide...