Aortic tissue stiffness and tensile strength are correlated with density changes following proteolytic treatment.

Autor: Gueldner PH; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Darvish CJ; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Chickanosky IKM; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Ahlgren EE; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Fortunato R; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Chung TK; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Rajagopal K; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Benjamin CC; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA., Maiti S; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Rajagopal KR; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA., Vorp DA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: vorp@pitt.edu.

Publikováno v: Journal of biomechanics [J Biomech] 2024 Jul; Vol. 172, pp. 112226. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 10.

An artificial intelligence based abdominal aortic aneurysm prognosis classifier to predict patient outcomes.

Autor: Chung TK; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Gueldner PH; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Aloziem OU; School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Liang NL; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.; Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.; Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Vorp DA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. vorp@pitt.edu.; Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. vorp@pitt.edu.; McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. vorp@pitt.edu.; Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. vorp@pitt.edu.; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. vorp@pitt.edu.; Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. vorp@pitt.edu.; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. vorp@pitt.edu.; Center for Vascular Remodeling and Regeneration, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. vorp@pitt.edu.; Bioengineering, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Surgery, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Center for Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, 300 Technology Drive, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, USA. vorp@pitt.edu.

Publikováno v: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2024 Feb 09; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 3390. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 09.

An Objective and Repeatable Sac Isolation Technique for Comparing Biomechanical Metrics in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.

Autor: Chung TK; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA., Gueldner PH; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA., Kickliter TM; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA., Liang NL; Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.; Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA., Vorp DA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.; Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.; McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.; Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.; Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

Publikováno v: Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) [Bioengineering (Basel)] 2022 Oct 22; Vol. 9 (11). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 22.