title: Examination of near-wall hemodynamic parameters in the renal bridging stent of various stent graft configurations for repairing visceral branched aortic aneurysms.
abstract: This study examined the flow behavior of four stent graft configurations for endovascular repair of complex aneurysms of the descending aorta.
  
  
  
  Computational fluid dynamics models with transient boundary conditions and rigid wall simplifying assumptions were developed and used with four distinct geometries to compare various near-wall hemodynamic parameters.
  
  
  
  Graphic plots for time-averaged wall shear stress, oscillating shear index, and relative residence time were presented and compared among the four stent graft configurations of interest.
  
  
  
  Abrupt 90° and 180° changes in stent geometry (particularly in the side branches) cause a high momentum change and thus increased flow separation and mixing, which has significant implications in blood flow characteristics near the wall. By comparison, longer bridging stents provide more gradual changes in momentum, thus allowing blood flow to develop before reaching the target vessel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SDak.
authors.forename: Taylor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suess
authors.affiliation: Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SDak.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SDak.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Danielson
authors.affiliation: Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SDak.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pohlson
authors.affiliation: Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SDak.
authors.forename: Tyler
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Remund
authors.affiliation: Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SDak.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Blears
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SDak.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gent
authors.affiliation: Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SDak. Electronic address: patrick.kelly@sanfordhealth.org.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D057446:Hydrodynamics; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D015607:Stents; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013997:Time Factors; D014654:Vascular Patency