Computational analysis for a mathematical model of the mechanics of aneurysm development and rupture

Abstract

This paper in honor of Professor Calixto P. Calderón focuses on the computational analysis of a mathematical model describing the mechanics of aneurysm development and rupture potentials of aneurysms contained within a cylindrical region of blood vessels. We described the transformation of the membrane from pseudoelastic isotropic material behavior to anisotropic material behavior as an explanation for an aneurysm potential to rupture. The results presented can be used to improve noninvasive means for predicting aneurysm rupture, treatment and management decisions after rupture.