Journal
CARDIOVASCULAR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 9, Issue 4, Pages 761-774Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13239-018-00372-4
Keywords
In-Stent Restenosis model; Multiscale simulation; Uncertainty quantification; Sensitivity analysis
Funding
- Netherlands eScience Center under the e-MUSC (Enhancing Multiscale Computing with Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification) project
- European Union [800925, 671564]
- Russian Science Foundation [14-11-00826]
- NWO Exacte Wetenschappen (Physical Sciences)
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Netherlands Organization for Science Research, NWO)
- Russian Science Foundation [17-11-00055] Funding Source: Russian Science Foundation
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Purpose-Coronary artery stenosis, or abnormal narrowing, is a widespread and potentially fatal cardiac disease. After treatment by balloon angioplasty and stenting, restenosis may occur inside the stent due to excessive neointima formation. Simulations of in-stent restenosis can provide new insight into this process. However, uncertainties due to variability in patient-specific parameters must be taken into account. Methods-We performed an uncertainty quantification (UQ) study on a complex two-dimensional in-stent restenosis model. We used a quasi-Monte Carlo method for UQ of the neointimal area, and the Sobol sensitivity analysis (SA) to estimate the proportions of aleatory and epistemic uncertainties and to determine the most important input parameters. Results-We observe approximately 30% uncertainty in the mean neointimal area as simulated by the model. Depending on whether a fast initial endothelium recovery occurs, the proportion of the model variance due to natural variability ranges from 15 to 35%. The endothelium regeneration time is identified as the most influential model parameter. Conclusion-The model output contains a moderate quantity of uncertainty, and the model precision can be increased by obtaining a more certain value on the endothelium regeneration time. We conclude that the quasi-Monte Carlo UQ and the Sobol SA are reliable methods for estimating uncertainties in the response of complicated multiscale cardiovascular models.
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