Haemodynamics of stent-mounted neural interfaces in tapered and deformed blood vessels

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The endovascular neural interface provides an appealing minimally invasive alternative to invasive brain electrodes for recording and stimulation. However, stents placed in blood vessels have long been known to affect blood flow (haemodynamics) and lead to neointimal growth within the blood vessel. Both the stent elements (struts and electrodes) and blood vessel wall geometries can affect the mechanical environment on the blood vessel wall, which could lead to unfavourable vascular remodelling after stent placement. With increasing applications of stents and stent-like neural interfaces in venous blood vessels in the brain, it is necessary to understand how stents affect blood flow and tissue growth in veins. We explored the haemodynamics of a stent-mounted neural interface in a blood vessel model. Results indicated that blood vessel deformation and tapering caused a substantial change to the lumen geometry and the haemodynamics. The neointimal proliferation was evaluated in sheep implanted with an endovascular neural interface. Analysis showed a negative correlation with the mean Wall Shear Stress pattern. The results presented here indicate that the optimal stent oversizing ratio must be considered to minimise the haemodynamic impact of stenting.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

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Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 27. März, Seite 7212

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Qi, Weijie [VerfasserIn]
Ooi, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Grayden, David B [VerfasserIn]
Opie, Nicholas L [VerfasserIn]
John, Sam E [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 28.03.2024

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41598-024-57460-w

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NLM370215664