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Review
. 2014:2014:820385.
doi: 10.1155/2014/820385. Epub 2014 Jun 4.

Biomechanical evaluation of ascending aortic aneurysms

Andrea Avanzini  1 , Davide Battini  1 , Lorenzo Bagozzi  2 , Gianluigi Bisleri  2
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Review

Biomechanical evaluation of ascending aortic aneurysms

Andrea Avanzini et al. Biomed Res Int. 2014.

Abstract

The biomechanical properties of ascending aortic aneurysms were investigated only in the last decade in a limited number of studies. Indeed, in recent years, there has been a growing interest in this field in order to identify new predictive parameters of risk of dissection, which may have clinical relevance. The researches performed so far have been conducted according to the methods used in the study of abdominal aortic aneurysms. In most cases, uniaxial or biaxial tensile tests were used, while in a smaller number of studies other methods, such as opening angle, bulge inflation, and inflation-extension tests, were used. However, parameters and protocols of these tests are at present very heterogeneous in the studies reported in the literature, and, therefore, the results are not comparable and are sometimes conflicting. The purpose of this review then thence to provide a comprehensive analysis of the experimental methodology for determination of biomechanical properties in the specific field of aneurysms of the ascending aorta to allow for better comparison and understanding of the results.

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Uniaxial tensile test.
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Biaxial tensile test.
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