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A method was developed for studying the mechanical properties of blood vessels subjected to internal pressure, based on x-ray vasography, which permits measurement of the internal diameter and thickness of the vascular wall in several projections and study of various intravascular structures and deformations.
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The effect of the degree of atherosclerosis of human arteries on their elastic properties was studied. A significant increase in vascular rigidity was noted with increasing atherosclerotic damage. The physical constants of the human common carotid arterial wall were determined for different degrees of atherosclerosis.
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The effect of atherosclerosis on the stenotic effect of a vascular anastomosis was studied. The narrowing of the anastomosis is more pronounced with increasing damage and relative vascular wall thickness.
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A mathematical model was developed for the stenotic effect of a vascular anastomosis which permits prediction of the stenosis of sclerotic and undamaged arteries upon change in pressure and relative thickness of the vascular wall.
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The results of this study may be used in reconstructive vascular surgery in the selection of the most promising method for the suturing of blood vessels.
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Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, No. 2, pp. 336–342, March–April, 1982.
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Vagner, E.A., Sukhanov, S.G. & Aptukov, V.N. Mechanical behavior of vascular anastomoses in sclerotic arteries and a model for this behavior. Mech Compos Mater 18, 240–245 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00604849
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