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Arteries are under significant mechanical loads from blood pressure, flow, tissue tethering, and body movement. It is critical that arteries remain patent and stable under these loads. This review summarizes the common forms of buckling that occur in blood vessels including cross-sectional collapse, longitudinal twist buckling, and bent buckling. The phenomena, model analyses, experimental measurements, effects on blood flow, and clinical relevance are discussed. It is concluded that mechanical buckling is an important issue for vasculature, in addition to wall stiffness and strength, and requires further studies to address the challenges. Studies of vessel buckling not only enrich vascular biomechanics but also have important clinical applications.
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This work was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01 HL095852 to HCH, T32 HL04776 to JKWC), the MBRS-RISE program of the National Institutes of Health (Predoctoral fellowship to JG under grant GM60655), and the National Science Foundation (CAREER award 0644646 to HCH).
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Han, HC., Chesnutt, J.K.W., Garcia, J.R. et al. Artery Buckling: New Phenotypes, Models, and Applications. Ann Biomed Eng 41, 1399–1410 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-012-0707-0
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