Abstract：
:Although arterio-venous grafts (AVGs) represent the second choice as permanent vascular access for hemodialysis, this solution is still affected by a relevant failure rate due to graft thrombosis, and development of neointimal hyperplasia (IH) at the distal vein. As a key role in these processes has been attributed to the abnormal hemodynamics establishing in the distal vein, the optimization of AVGs design aimed at minimizing flow disturbances would reduce AVG hemodynamic-related risks. In this study we used computational fluid dynamics to investigate the impact of alternative AVG designs on the reduction of IH and thrombosis risk at the distal venous anastomosis. The performance of the newly designed AVGs was compared to that of commercially available devices. In detail, a total of eight AVG models in closed-loop configuration were constructed: two models resemble the commercially available straight conventional and helical-shaped AVGs; six models are characterized by the insertion of a flow divider (FD), straight or helical shaped, differently positioned inside the graft. Unfavorable hemodynamic conditions were analyzed by assessing the exposure to disturbed shear at the distal vein. Bulk flow was investigated in terms of helical blood flow features, potential thrombosis risk, and pressure drop over the graft. Findings from this study clearly show that using a helically-shaped FD located at the venous side of the graft could induce beneficial helical flow patterns that, minimizing flow disturbances, reduce the IH-related risk of failure at the distal vein, with a clinically irrelevant increase in thrombosis risk and pressure drop over the graft.
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J Biomechjournal_title
Journal of biomechanicsauthors
De Nisco G,Gallo D,Siciliano K,Tasso P,Lodi Rizzini M,Mazzi V,Calò K,Antonucci M,Morbiducci Udoi
10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109591subject
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2020-02-13 00:00:00pages
109591eissn
0021-9290issn
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