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Platelet adhesion in an asymmetric stenosis flow model

Platelets have been shown to be a main contributor to thrombus formation in stenotic arteries leading to acute coronary syndromes. It is thought that increased activation and adhesion of platelets under variable shear and complex flow conditions contribute to thrombosis. The objective of this work was to evaluate the relationship between asymmetric stenosis hemodynamics and platelet adhesion using in-vitro models developed to properly simulate physiological conditions. In this study, platelet rich plasma was circulated through stenotic and straight coronary artery models. Adhesion results were obtained by post-perfusion fluorescent labelling and imaging of adhered platelets. Analysis of platelet area coverage has shown maximum adhesion occurs in the distal region of the stenosis. Most likely this is due to increased exposure time of platelets to the wall of the recirculation zone following the stenosis and that exposure being directly after a period of high shear stress. This result gives us a better understanding of the importance of both shear and flow conditions in coronary artery thrombosis.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.100235
Date January 2007
CreatorsShrum, Jeff.
PublisherMcGill University
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
Formatapplication/pdf
CoverageMaster of Engineering (Department of Chemical Engineering.)
Rights© Jeff Shrum, 2007
Relationalephsysno: 002666935, proquestno: AAIMR38495, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest.

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