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Hemodynamic Characteristics Of Stable And Unstable Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectatic And Fusiform Aneurysms, Waleed Brinjikji, Bong Jae Chung, Ding Yong-Hong, John T. Wald, Fernando Mut, Ramanathan Kadirvel, David F. Kallmes, Aymeric Rouchaud, Giuseppe Lanzino, Juan R. Cebral Nov 2018

Hemodynamic Characteristics Of Stable And Unstable Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectatic And Fusiform Aneurysms, Waleed Brinjikji, Bong Jae Chung, Ding Yong-Hong, John T. Wald, Fernando Mut, Ramanathan Kadirvel, David F. Kallmes, Aymeric Rouchaud, Giuseppe Lanzino, Juan R. Cebral

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Background and purpose Vertebrobasilar dolichoectatic and fusiform aneurysms (VBDAs) are known to have a poor natural history, with high rates of growth, rupture, and stroke. The purpose of this study was to identify hemodynamic characteristics that differ between VBDAs associated with growth, rupture, and stroke. Materials and methods VBDAs with CT angiography or MR angiography followed longitudinally without treatment were studied. Unstable aneurysms were defined as those that grew or ruptured during follow-up. Aneurysms associated with stroke were defined as those associated with posterior circulation infarct at follow-up. Baseline data, including demographics, comorbidities, and aneurysm morphology and size were collected. …


Patient-Specific Multiscale Computational Fluid Dynamics Assessment Of Embolization Rates In The Hybrid Norwood: Effects Of Size And Placement Of The Reverse Blalock–Taussig Shunt, Ray Prather, John Seligson, Marcus Ni, Eduardo Divo, Alain J. Kassab, William Decampli May 2018

Patient-Specific Multiscale Computational Fluid Dynamics Assessment Of Embolization Rates In The Hybrid Norwood: Effects Of Size And Placement Of The Reverse Blalock–Taussig Shunt, Ray Prather, John Seligson, Marcus Ni, Eduardo Divo, Alain J. Kassab, William Decampli

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The hybrid Norwood operation is performed to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Distal arch obstruction may compromise flow to the brain. In a variant of this procedure, a synthetic graft (reverse Blalock–Taussig shunt) is placed between the pulmonary trunk and innominate artery to improve upper torso blood flow. Thrombi originating in the graft may embolize to the brain. In this study, we used computational fluid dynamics and particle tracking to investigate the patterns of particle embolization as a function of the anatomic position of the reverse Blalock–Taussig shunt. The degree of distal arch obstruction and position of particle origin influence …