Axial stent strut angle influences wall shear stress after stent implantation analysis using 3D computational fluid dynamics models of stent foreshortening.docVIP

BioMedical Engineering OnLine BioMedCentral Research Open Access Axial stent strut angle influences wall shear stress after stent implantation: analysis using 3D computational fluid dynamics models of stent foreshortening John F LaDisa Jr1,2,5, Lars E Olson5, Douglas A Hettrick2,5, David C Warltier2,3,4,5, Judy R Kersten2,4 and Paul S Pagel*2,5 Address: 1Department of Pediatrics (Division of Cardiology), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA, 2Department of Anesthesiology, the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, W