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ArticleArtificial organs2021

An active approach of pressure waveform matching for stress-based testing of arteries.

Emmanouil Agrafiotis, Markus A Geith, Mohammad A Golkani, Vera Hergesell, Gerhard Sommer, Sotirios Spiliopoulos, Gerhard A Holzapfel

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Article in Artificial organs, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Emmanouil AgrafiotisInstitute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.
Markus A GeithInstitute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.
Mohammad A GolkaniInstitute of Automation and Control, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0938-2538
Vera HergesellDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Gerhard SommerInstitute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.
Sotirios SpiliopoulosDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7877-9005
Gerhard A HolzapfelInstitute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8119-5775
Graz University of Technology · ATMedical University of Graz · ATNorwegian University of Science and Technology · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundArterial compliance assists the cardiovascular system with three key roles: (i) storing up to 50% of the stroke volume; (ii) ensuring blood flow during diastole; (iii) dampening pressure oscillations through arterial distension. In mock circulation loops (MCLs), arterial compliance was simulated either with membrane, spring, or Windkessel chambers. Although they have been shown to be suitable for cardiac device testing, their passive behavior can limit stress-based testing of arteries. Here we present an active compliance chamber with a feedback control of variable compliance as part of an MCL designed for biomechanical evaluation of arteries under physiological waveforms. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe chamber encloses a piston that changes the volume via a cascaded controller when there is a difference between the real-time pressure and the physiological reference pressure with the aim to equilibrate both pressures.

resultsThe experimental results showed repeatable physiological waveforms of aortic pressure in health (80-120 mm Hg), systemic hypertension (90-153 mm Hg), and heart failure reduced ejection fraction (78-108 mm Hg). Statistical validation (n = 20) of the function of the chamber is presented against compared raw data.

conclusionWe demonstrate that the active compliance chamber can track the actual pressure of the MCL and balance it in real time (every millisecond) with the reference values in order to shape the given pressure waveform. The active compliance chamber is an advanced tool for MCL applications for biomechanical examination of stented arteries and for preclinical evaluation of vascular implants.

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Models, CardiovascularArteriesBlood PressureCardiovascular Physiological PhenomenaComplianceHemodynamicsHumansactive compliance chamberarterial physiologycardiovascular systemfeedback controlin vitro testing of arteriesmock circulation loopvariable compliance

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