Wall Shear Stress Distribution in Arteriovenous Graft Anastomosis Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
Sasikarn Khruasingkeaw1-3, Yottana Khunatorn3, Kittipan Rerkasem4, and Tanop Srisuwan5
1 Biomedical Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
2 Biomedical Engineering Center, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
4 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and RIHES, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
5 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
2 Biomedical Engineering Center, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
4 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and RIHES, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
5 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Abstract—This research study about anastomosis configuration of end-to-side brachioaxillary arteriovenous graft (AV graft) by comparing flow pattern of different angles, i.e., 20°, 30°, 45°, and 90° at the anastomosis sites. The study assumption is that the angle of anastomosis relate to intimal hyperplasia at inner vessel wall. The AV graft models were constructed by Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis. Since the shear stress are an initiator and modulator of intimal hyperplasia (IH). Flow pattern and corresponding wall shear stress are analyzed. The result shows that the anastomosis with small angle is more proper to use than large angle in order to reduce intimal hyperplasia at inner vessel wall which decrease the incidence of stenosis. Also the rate of AV graft reoperation will be decrease.
Index Terms—stenosis, CFD, intimal hyperplasia, brachioaxillary graft, wall shear stress, anastomosis angle
Cite: Sasikarn Khruasingkeaw, Yottana Khunatorn, Kittipan Rerkasem, and Tanop Srisuwan, " Wall Shear Stress Distribution in Arteriovenous Graft Anastomosis Using Computational Fluid Dynamics," International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 71-75, January 2016. doi: 10.18178/ijpmbs.5.1.71-75