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JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY
Volume 30, Issue 4, Pages 615-627Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/15266028221091890
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computational flow dynamics; peripheral artery disease; stent thrombosis; hemodynamics; wall shear stress
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This study investigates the potential of personalized computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in predicting endograft thrombosis by analyzing four patients treated with an endograft for occlusive disease of the superficial femoral artery (SFA). The results suggest that abnormal levels of time-averaged wall shear stress (TAWSS) may be associated with recurrent endograft thrombosis.
Purpose: Contemporary diagnostic modalities, including contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CTA) and duplex ultrasound, have been insufficiently able to predict endograft thrombosis. This study introduces an implementation of image-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD), by exemplification with 4 patients treated with an endograft for occlusive disease of the superficial femoral artery (SFA). The potential of personalized CFD for predicting endograft thrombosis is investigated. Materials and Methods: Four patients treated with endografts for an occluded SFA were retrospectively included. CFD simulations, based on CTA and duplex ultrasound, were compared for patients with and without endograft thrombosis to investigate potential flow-related causes of endograft thrombosis. Time-averaged wall shear stress (TAWSS) was computed, which highlights areas of prolonged residence times of coagulation factors in the graft. Results: CFD simulations demonstrated normal TAWSS (>0.4 Pa) in the SFA for cases 1 and 2, but low levels of TAWSS (<0.4 Pa) in cases 3 and 4, respectively. Primary patency was achieved in cases 1 and 2 for over 2 year follow-up. Cases 3 and 4 were complicated by recurrent endograft thrombosis. Conclusion: The presence of a low TAWSS was associated with recurrent endograft thrombosis in subjects with otherwise normal anatomic and ultrasound assessment and a good distal run-off.
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