Abstract: Remodeling of tissue in response to physical stress is a very complex process. The changes in the stimulus (cause) and response (effect) must be measured and the results must be organized ...

Abstract: The stress distribution in the vessel wall has important bearing on vascular function including intima, media, and adventitia. The residual strain in the vessel wall has been thought to largely ...

Abstract: The stress distribution in the vessel wall has an important bearing on vascular function in health and disease. We studied the relationship between the transmural stress distribution and the ...

Abstract: There is no doubt that atherosclerosis is one of the most important health problems in the Western Societies. It is well accepted that atherosclerosis is associated with abnormal stress and ...

Abstract: Accurate modeling of arterial elasticity is imperative for predicting pulsatile blood flow and transport to the periphery, and for evaluating the mechanical microenvironment of the vessel wall. ...

Abstract: Accurate modeling of arterial response to physiological or pathological loads may shed light on the processes leading to initiation and progression of a number of vascular diseases and may serve ...

Abstract: The risk of myocardial penetration due to active-fixation screw-in type pacing leads has been reported to increase as the helix electrodes become smaller. In order to understand the contributing ...