Fatigue life prediction of a cobalt-chromium stent placed into an artery with atherosclerotic plaque

• Main Author: Παρασκευά, Χριστίνα-Λυδία
• Other Authors: Paraskeva, Christina-Lydia
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Balloon-expandable stent; Fatigue; Finite element method; Goodman diagram; Atheromatic plaque; Διαστελλόμενο με μπαλόνι stent; Κόπωση; Μέθοδος πεπερασμένων στοιχείων; Διάγραμμα Goodman; Αθηρωματική πλάκα

Intravascular stents are medical implants expanded into stenotic arteries tο restore blood flow perfusion tο the downstream tissues. The stent is placed tο open the site of blockage with the dilation οf a balloon. The biomedical-industry for stents has been advanced rapidly and nowadays there are...