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Viscoelastic mechanical measurement of the healthy and atherosclerotic human coronary arteries using DIC technique

Artery Research volume 18, pages 14–21 (2017)Cite this article

Abstract

Purpose

Atherosclerotic is a specific form of vascular disease showed to be in charge of the 30% of mortalities in the United States alone. Many studies so far have been reported on the linear and nonlinear mechanical properties of the human and animal coronary arteries. However, the Quasilinear Viscoelastic (QLV) mechanical behavior of the healthy and atherosclerotic human coronary arteries have not been well quantified in spite of the time-dependent mechanical behavior of the arterial walls. This study was aimed to set up a new relaxation viscoelastic tests to characterize the QLV parameters of the healthy and atherosclerotic human coronary arteries.

Methods

Ten healthy and atherosclerotic human coronary arteries were subjected to relaxation test and the QLV parameters were calculated by comparing the QLV model to that of stress-relaxation data.

Results

The findings showed the highest stress in the atherosclerotic coronary samples (292.02 ± 18.14 kPa) (Mean ± SD) which is found to be higher than that of the healthy ones (18.12 ± 2.88 kPa) (p < 0.05). In addition, the stress-relaxation diagrams showed that the healthy coronary arteries can reach to a balance in slightly a lower time (1400 ± 24.15 sec) compared to the atherosclerotic ones (1800 ± 38.12 sec) (p < 0.05).

Conclusions

These data might provide a deep understanding not only for the viscoelastic time dependent mechanical behavior of the healthy and atherosclerotic human coronary arteries but also for the biomechanical experts in different fields of research including, tissue engineering, intervention and bypass surgery and stenting.

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  1. Basir Eye Health Research Center, 14186, Tehran, Iran

    Alireza Karimi & Ahmad Shojaei

  2. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Tabriz, 51666, Tabriz, Iran

    Reza Razaghi

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, 819-0395, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

    Alireza Karimi

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Karimi, A., Shojaei, A. & Razaghi, R. Viscoelastic mechanical measurement of the healthy and atherosclerotic human coronary arteries using DIC technique. Artery Res 18, 14–21 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2017.02.004

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