Panpho, Phakakorn, Yang, Ying, Davies, Hannah A, Nawaytou, Omar, Harky, Amer 
ORCID: 0000-0001-5507-5841, Torella, Francesco ORCID: 0000-0003-0529-7387, Field, Mark, Madine, Jillian ORCID: 0000-0001-9963-5871 and Akhtar, Riaz ORCID: 0000-0002-7963-6874
(2022)
Time-dependent mechanical behaviour of the aortic chronic dissection flap.
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 34 (5).
pp. 892-901.
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Abstract
<h4>Objectives</h4>The transition of aortic dissection from acute to chronic is poorly understood. We examined time-dependent mechanical behaviour and biochemical properties of chronic dissection tissues.<h4>Methods</h4>Aorta samples were obtained from 14 patients with mixed aetiology who were undergoing elective surgery for chronic dissected aneurysms, ranging from 3 months to 15 years post-dissection. The tissue elastic modulus and tissue deformation following application of loading for 5 h were measured for the false lumen (FL), true lumen (TL) and flap (FP) tissues with a custom-indentation technique. Collagen, elastin and glycosaminoglycan levels were determined with established biochemical assays. Elastin fragmentation was graded from histological sections. The number of tissues characterized was as follows: FP (n = 10), TL (n = 5 for biomechanical testing, n = 8 for biochemical analysis, n = 8 for histological assessment) and FL (n = 4).<h4>Results</h4>Tissues stiffness was highest in FP [59.8 (14.8) kPa] as compared with TL [50.7 (6.2) kPa] and FL [40.5 (4.7) kPa] (P = 0.023 and P = 0.006, respectively). FP [0.5 (0.08) mm] also exhibited reduced deformation relative to TL [0.7 (0.02) mm] and FL [0.9 (0.08) mm] (P = 0.003 and P = 0.006, respectively), lowest collagen concentration [FP: 40.1 (19.6) µg/mg, TL: 59.9 (19.5) µg/mg, P = 0.008; FL: 79.1 (32.0) µg/mg, P = 0.006] and the lowest collagen: elastin ratio [0.4 (0.1)] relative to the other tissues [TL; 0.6 (0.3), P = 0.006, FL; 1.5 (0.4); P = 0.003]. Significant elastin loss was evident in the FL-stained tissue sections whereas highly aligned, long fibres were visible in the FP and TL. A linear relationship was found between the stiffness, deformation and the time from the dissection event to surgical intervention for the FP. All data are presented as median (interquartile range).<h4>Conclusions</h4>FP exhibited reduced time-dependent deformation and distinct biochemical properties relative to TL and FL irrespective of connective tissue disorder or the anatomical region of the dissection.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Chronic aortic dissection, Dissection flap, Biomechanics, Biochemistry, Time-dependent deformation, False lumen |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Feb 2022 09:13 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2023 21:12 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/icvts/ivac029 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3148858 |
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