Observational analysis examines stress distribution at the end-to-side graft-artery junction, highlighting implications for atherosclerosis treatment.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the western world. One common treatment for advanced cardiovascular disease, particularly atherosclerosis, is surgical bypass graft implantation. Unfortunately, many bypass grafts become occluded one or two years post-operatively due to intimal hyperplasia at the distal graft-artery junction (see figure 1).
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