Identification of circumferential regional heterogeneity of ascending thoracic aneurysmal aorta by biaxial mechanical testing

Marzio Di Giuseppe, Salvatore Pasta, Gioacchino Alotta, Valeria Vetri, Massimiliano Zingales, Valentina Agnese, Michele Pilato, Diego Bellavia, Giuseppe M. Raffa, Salvatore Pasta, Valentina Agnese, Giorgia Maria Giovanna Raffa

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Ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA) in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) can present an asymmetrical aortic dilatation compared with patients with tricuspid aortic valve (TAV). This pattern of aneurysm dilatation led us to hypothesize that biomechanical differences likely induced by regional heterogeneity of material properties can underlie the observed asymmetric enlargement discrepancies between BAV ATAA and TAV ATAA. This study aimed to characterize the mechanical properties and associated aortic tissue stiffness changes along the circumferential direction of aortic rings collected from surgically-repaired patients with ATAA. Biaxial material testing was performed on tissue specimens extrapolated from all aortic quadrants (i.e. anterior, posterior, major and minor curvature of the aorta), and then the tissue stiffness was quantified at both physiological and supra-physiological stress levels (i.e. 142 kPa and 242 kPa, respectively). Tissue stiffness revealed that the major curvature of BAV ATAA is statistically less stiff than the anterior quadrant (276.6 +/- 137.1 kPa for BAV ATAA and 830.1 +/- 557.1 kPa for BAV ATAA, p = .024, at 142 kPa) and to that of major curvature of TAV ATAA (276.6 +/- 137.0 kPa for BAV ATAA and 733.2 +/- 391.1 kPa for TAV ATAA, p = .001, at 142 kPa), suggesting local weakening of bicuspid aortic wall. Multiphoton imaging revealed local changes on elastic fiber networks. The recovered material parameters for the Fung-type constitutive model are crucial for reliable stress predictions while the information on regional tissue stiffness changes are fundamental to develop risk stratification strategies not based on aortic size.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)205-215
Numero di pagine11
RivistaJournal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume130
Stato di pubblicazionePublished - 2019

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Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Thoracic Aorta
Tricuspid Valve
Aortic Valve
Dilatation
Materials Testing
Vascular Stiffness
Physiological Stress
Elastic Tissue
Bicuspid
Aneurysm
Aorta
Bicuspid Aortic Valve

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  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Identification of circumferential regional heterogeneity of ascending thoracic aneurysmal aorta by biaxial mechanical testing. / Di Giuseppe, Marzio; Pasta, Salvatore; Alotta, Gioacchino; Vetri, Valeria; Zingales, Massimiliano; Agnese, Valentina; Pilato, Michele; Bellavia, Diego; Raffa, Giuseppe M.; Pasta, Salvatore; Agnese, Valentina; Raffa, Giorgia Maria Giovanna.

In: Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Vol. 130, 2019, pag. 205-215.

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Di Giuseppe, M, Pasta, S, Alotta, G, Vetri, V, Zingales, M, Agnese, V, Pilato, M, Bellavia, D, Raffa, GM, Pasta, S, Agnese, V & Raffa, GMG 2019, 'Identification of circumferential regional heterogeneity of ascending thoracic aneurysmal aorta by biaxial mechanical testing', Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, vol. 130, pagg. 205-215.
Di Giuseppe M, Pasta S, Alotta G, Vetri V, Zingales M, Agnese V e altri. Identification of circumferential regional heterogeneity of ascending thoracic aneurysmal aorta by biaxial mechanical testing. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 2019;130:205-215.
Di Giuseppe, Marzio ; Pasta, Salvatore ; Alotta, Gioacchino ; Vetri, Valeria ; Zingales, Massimiliano ; Agnese, Valentina ; Pilato, Michele ; Bellavia, Diego ; Raffa, Giuseppe M. ; Pasta, Salvatore ; Agnese, Valentina ; Raffa, Giorgia Maria Giovanna. / Identification of circumferential regional heterogeneity of ascending thoracic aneurysmal aorta by biaxial mechanical testing. In: Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 2019 ; Vol. 130. pagg. 205-215.
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