Why the study?
The study was conducted to account for dissection flap motion and assess its effect on flow and hemodynamics in acute type B aortic dissection.
Does a fluid-structure interaction model accounting for flap motion alter the predicted hemodynamics compared to a rigid wall model in acute type B aortic dissection?
Population
Computational model of acute type B aortic dissection
Comparison
Fluid-structure interaction model vs rigid wall model
Design
Computational simulation study
Authors
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FSI modeling of flap motion warrants consideration in dissection simulations; leaves open validation against patient outcomes.
Does a fluid-structure interaction model accounting for flap motion alter the predicted hemodynamics compared to a rigid wall model in acute type B aortic dissection?
A fully coupled fluid-structure interaction model demonstrates that physiological flap motion in acute type B aortic dissection significantly alters flow distribution, wall shear stress, and pressure compared to rigid models.
Chong et al. (2020) studied this question.
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