The influence of atherosclerotic plaques on the pharmacokinetics of a drug eluted from bioabsorbable stents

José A. Ferreira, Lino Gonçalves, Jahed Naghipoor, Paula de Oliveira, Timon Rabczuk

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    Abstract

    In this paper the effect of plaque composition, on the accumulation of drug released by a drug eluting stent, is analyzed. The mathematical model is represented by two coupled systems of partial differential equations that describe the pharmacokinetics of drug in the stent coating and in the arterial wall. The influence of the stiffness and porosity of soft and hard plaques is studied. A case study based on optical coherence tomography images is also included.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)71-83
    Number of pages13
    JournalMathematical Biosciences
    Volume283
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017 Jan 1

    Bibliographical note

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    © 2016 Elsevier Inc.

    Keywords

    • Atherosclerotic plaque
    • Drug eluting stent
    • Numerical simulation
    • Porosity

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Statistics and Probability
    • Modelling and Simulation
    • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
    • General Immunology and Microbiology
    • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
    • Applied Mathematics

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