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ArticleBiomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology2024

A numerical study of the effect of thrombus breakdown on predicted thrombus formation and growth.

Kaihong Wang, Chlöe H Armour, Richard G J Gibbs, Xiao Yun Xu

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Article in Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kaihong WangDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Chlöe H ArmourDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6459-1271
Richard G J GibbsRegional Vascular Unit, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Xiao Yun XuDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK. yun.xu@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-621X
Imperial College London · GBNational Health Service · GB

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Abstract

Thrombosis is a complex biological process which involves many biochemical reactions and is influenced by blood flow. Various computational models have been developed to simulate natural thrombosis in diseases such as aortic dissection (AD), and device-induced thrombosis in blood-contacting biomedical devices. While most hemodynamics-based models consider the role of low shear stress in the initiation and growth of thrombus, they often ignore the effect of thrombus breakdown induced by elevated shear stress. In this study, a new shear stress-induced thrombus breakdown function is proposed and implemented in our previously published thrombosis model. The performance of the refined model is assessed by quantitative comparison with experimental data on thrombus formation in a backward-facing step geometry, and qualitative comparison with in vivo data obtained from an AD patient. Our results show that incorporating thrombus breakdown improves accuracy in predicted thrombus volume and captures the same pattern of thrombus evolution as measured experimentally and in vivo. In the backward-facing step geometry, thrombus breakdown impedes growth over the step and downstream, allowing a stable thrombus to be reached more quickly. Moreover, the predicted thrombus volume, height and length are in better agreement with the experimental measurements compared to the original model which does not consider thrombus breakdown. In the patient-specific AD, the refined model outperforms the original model in predicting the extent and location of thrombosis. In conclusion, the effect of thrombus breakdown is not negligible and should be included in computational models of thrombosis.

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Aortic DissectionBiological PhenomenaThrombosisHemodynamicsHumansModels, CardiovascularStress, MechanicalBackward-facing stepComputational fluid dynamicsHemodynamicsShear stressThrombosis modelingThrombus breakdown

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PMID37566172
PMCPMC10901920
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