Investigating the role of thrombosis and false lumen orbital orientation in the hemodynamics of Type B aortic dissection
Abstract While much about the fundamental mechanisms behind the initiation and progression of Type B aortic dissection (TBAD) is still unknown, predictive models based on patient-specific fluid-structure interaction (FSI) simulations can help in risk stratification and optimal clinical decision-maki...
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| author | Joseph C. E. Messou Kelly Yeung Eric Sudbrook Jackie Zhang Shahab Toursavadkohi Areck A. Ucuzian Eleonora Tubaldi |
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| description | Abstract While much about the fundamental mechanisms behind the initiation and progression of Type B aortic dissection (TBAD) is still unknown, predictive models based on patient-specific fluid-structure interaction (FSI) simulations can help in risk stratification and optimal clinical decision-making. Aiming at the development of personalized treatment, FSI models can be leveraged to investigate the interplay between complex aortic flow patterns and anatomical features, while considering the deformation of the arterial wall and the dissection flap. In this study, the hemodynamics of false lumen thrombosis, a large fenestration, and the orbital orientation of the false lumen is studied through image-based FSI simulations on three TBAD patient-specific geometries. A new pipeline is developed leveraging the open-source software SimVascular and ParaView to analyze multiple patients simultaneously and to achieve large-scale parallelization in FSI results based on patients’ computed tomography (CT) images. The results of this study suggest that the internal orbital orientation of the false lumen contributes to maintaining a positive luminal pressure difference $$\Delta P_{TL-FL}$$ Δ P T L - F L = $$P_{TL}-P_{FL}$$ P TL - P FL between the true lumen (TL) and the false lumen (FL), despite an impingement area in the false lumen near the entry tear. A positive and high luminal pressure difference is thought to promote TL expansion and FL compression. Moreover, it was also found that FL thrombosis at the entry tear region reduce the magnitude of the negative luminal pressure difference, which in turn may reduce FL expansion and the risk of unstable aortic growth. Finally, this FSI study suggests that the aortic wall and dissection flap stiffness determines the effects of a large fenestration in the descending thoracic aorta on the luminal pressure difference. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2d2c006f4dc24012a3a30588e8f14c7f2025-08-20T02:49:58ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-11-0114111410.1038/s41598-024-78348-9Investigating the role of thrombosis and false lumen orbital orientation in the hemodynamics of Type B aortic dissectionJoseph C. E. Messou0Kelly Yeung1Eric Sudbrook2Jackie Zhang3Shahab Toursavadkohi4Areck A. Ucuzian5Eleonora Tubaldi6Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of MarylandFischell Department of Bioengineering, University of MarylandDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of MarylandDivision of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of MarylandDivision of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of MarylandDivision of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of MarylandDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of MarylandAbstract While much about the fundamental mechanisms behind the initiation and progression of Type B aortic dissection (TBAD) is still unknown, predictive models based on patient-specific fluid-structure interaction (FSI) simulations can help in risk stratification and optimal clinical decision-making. Aiming at the development of personalized treatment, FSI models can be leveraged to investigate the interplay between complex aortic flow patterns and anatomical features, while considering the deformation of the arterial wall and the dissection flap. In this study, the hemodynamics of false lumen thrombosis, a large fenestration, and the orbital orientation of the false lumen is studied through image-based FSI simulations on three TBAD patient-specific geometries. A new pipeline is developed leveraging the open-source software SimVascular and ParaView to analyze multiple patients simultaneously and to achieve large-scale parallelization in FSI results based on patients’ computed tomography (CT) images. The results of this study suggest that the internal orbital orientation of the false lumen contributes to maintaining a positive luminal pressure difference $$\Delta P_{TL-FL}$$ Δ P T L - F L = $$P_{TL}-P_{FL}$$ P TL - P FL between the true lumen (TL) and the false lumen (FL), despite an impingement area in the false lumen near the entry tear. A positive and high luminal pressure difference is thought to promote TL expansion and FL compression. Moreover, it was also found that FL thrombosis at the entry tear region reduce the magnitude of the negative luminal pressure difference, which in turn may reduce FL expansion and the risk of unstable aortic growth. Finally, this FSI study suggests that the aortic wall and dissection flap stiffness determines the effects of a large fenestration in the descending thoracic aorta on the luminal pressure difference.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-78348-9 |
| spellingShingle | Joseph C. E. Messou Kelly Yeung Eric Sudbrook Jackie Zhang Shahab Toursavadkohi Areck A. Ucuzian Eleonora Tubaldi Investigating the role of thrombosis and false lumen orbital orientation in the hemodynamics of Type B aortic dissection Scientific Reports |
| title | Investigating the role of thrombosis and false lumen orbital orientation in the hemodynamics of Type B aortic dissection |
| title_full | Investigating the role of thrombosis and false lumen orbital orientation in the hemodynamics of Type B aortic dissection |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the role of thrombosis and false lumen orbital orientation in the hemodynamics of Type B aortic dissection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the role of thrombosis and false lumen orbital orientation in the hemodynamics of Type B aortic dissection |
| title_short | Investigating the role of thrombosis and false lumen orbital orientation in the hemodynamics of Type B aortic dissection |
| title_sort | investigating the role of thrombosis and false lumen orbital orientation in the hemodynamics of type b aortic dissection |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-78348-9 |
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