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| Titel: |
Endovascular stent configuration affects intraluminal flow dynamics and in vitro endothelialization |
| Auteur: |
Eiki Akagawa Keiko Ookawa Norio Ohshima |
| Verschenen in: |
Biorheology |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 41 (2005) nr. 6 pagina's 665-680 |
| Jaar: |
2005-04-22 |
| Inhoud: |
Neointimal hyperplasia influenced by intravascular hemodynamics is considered partly responsible for restenosis after endovascular stenting. To evaluate the effect of stent configuration on fluid flow behavior, we visualized flow near stents, and measured the proliferation of cultured endothelial cells (ECs). A single-coil stent (coil pitch; CP=2.5, 5, or 10 mm) was inserted into a glass tube and perfused at 30-90 ml/min, while the flow pattern was determined by particle imaging velocimetry. The reduction of the flow velocity near the wall was correlated with the decrease in the coil interval of the stent. In perfusion cultures with stents, the proliferation of ECs was influenced by the local flow velocity distribution. When a stent with a CP value of 10 mm was used, the doubling time of ECs was 30.7 h, while the doubling time was 38.5 h when the CP was 5 mm. The doubling time of ECs was shorter at sites upstream of the stent wire where the velocity was higher than downstream of the wire. In conclusion, a single-coil stent can be used to modify hemodynamic factors, suggesting that improved stent design may facilitate rapid endothelialization after stent implantation. |
| Uitgever: |
IOS Press |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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