A Nondimensional Scaling Parameter for Predicting Pressure Wave Reflection in Stented Arteries

Coronary stents have become a very popular treatment for cardiovascular disease, historically the leading cause of death in the United States. Stents, while successful in the short term, are subject to high failure rates (up to 24% in the first six months) due to wall regrowth and clotting, probabl...

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Main Author: Charonko, John James
Other Authors: Engineering Mechanics
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31906
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04252005-115022/