Publications

Bridging organ and cellular-level behavior in ex-vivo experimental platforms using populations of models of cardiac electrophysiology

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Carlos Ledezma, Benjamin Kappler, Veronique Meijborg, Bas Boukens, Marco Stijnen, PJ Tan, Vanessa Díaz-Zuccarini.

ASME Journal of Engineering and Science in Medical Diagnostics and Theraphy. doi:10.1115/1.4040589

A simplified method to account for wall motion in patient-specific blood flow simulations of Aortic Dissection: comparison with Fluid-Structure Interaction

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Mirko Bonfanti, Stavroula Balabani, Mona Alimohammadi, Obiekezie Agu, Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam, Vanessa Díaz-Zuccarini.

Medical Engineering and Physics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2018.04.014

Computational Tools for Clinical Support - a Multi-Scale Compliant Model for Haemodynamic Simulations in an Aortic Dissection Based on Multi-Modal Imaging Data

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Mirko Bonfanti, Stavroula Balabani, John P. Greenwood, Sapna Puppala, Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam, Vanessa Díaz-Zuccarini.

Journal of the Royal Society Interface. DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0632

Understanding the Effect of Statins and Patient Adherence in Atherosclerosis via a Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Model Using a Novel, Hybrid, and Multi-Scale Approach

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Front. Pharmacol., 13 September 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2017.00635

Cesar Pichardo-Almarza and Vanessa Diaz-Zuccarini

A multiscale modelling approach to understand atherosclerosis formation: A patient-specific case study in the aortic bifurcation

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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, Volume: 231 issue: 5, page(s): 378-390, May 2017.

Mona Alimohammadi, Cesar Pichardo-Almarza, Obiekezie Agu, Vanessa Diaz-Zuccarini

Patient-Specific, Multi-Scale Modeling of Neointimal Hyperplasia in Vein Grafts

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Frontiers in Physiology, special issue in Mathematics for Healthcare (doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00226)

Francesca Donadoni, Cesar Pichardo-Almarza, Matthew Bartlett, Alan Dardik, Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam, Vanessa Diaz-Zuccarini

From PK/PD to QSP: Understanding the Dynamic Effect of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs on Atherosclerosis Progression and Stratified Medicine

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Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 22, Issue 46, pages 6903 - 6910, 2016 (doi: 10.2174/1381612822666160905095402)

Cesar Pichardo-Almarza, Vanessa Diaz-Zuccarini

Development of a Patient-Specific Multi-Scale Model to Understand Atherosclerosis and Calcification Locations: Comparison with In vivo Data in an Aortic Dissection

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Frontiers in Physiology, special issue in Mathematics for Healthcare (doi: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00238)

Mona Alimohammadi, Cesar Pichardo, Obiekezie Agu, Vanessa Diaz-Zuccarini

A Multiscale and Patient-specific Computational Framework of Atherosclerosis Formation and Progression: A Case Study in the Aorta and Peripheral Arteries

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Procedia Computer Science, Volume 15, pages 118-1127, 2015 (doi:10.1016/j.procs.2015.05.281)

Giulia di Tomaso, Cesar Pichardo-Almarza, Obiekezie Agu, Vanessa Diaz-Zuccarini

Aortic dissection simulation models for clinical support: fluid-structure interaction vs. rigid wall models

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BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2015, 14:34 (doi:10.1186/s12938-015-0032-6)

Mona Alimohammadi, Joseph M Sherwood, Morad Karimpour, Obiekezie Agu, Stavroula Balabani and Vanessa Díaz-Zuccarini

Predicting Atherosclerotic Plaque Location in an Iliac Bifurcation Using a Hybrid CFD/Biomechanical Approach

Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, as part of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 9044 2015, pp 594-606, April 2015

Mona Alimohamadi, Cesar Pichardo-Almarza, Giulia Di Tomaso, Stavroula Balabani, Obiekezie Agu and Vanessa Diaz-Zuccarini

Using a Systems Pharmacology Approach to Study the Effect of Statins on the Early Stage of Atherosclerosis in Humans

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CPT: Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology, Volume 4, issue 1, January 2015.

Cesar Pichardo-Almarza, Lydia Metcalf, Anthony Finkelstein, Vanessa Diaz-Zuccarini.

Systems biology models to test physiological and pharmacological hypothesis in the study of atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis. December 2014 Volume 237, Issue 2, Page e12

Cesar Pichardo-Almarza and Vanessa Diaz-Zuccarini

An in silico case study of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy via a multi-scale model of the cardiovascular system

Computers in Biology and Medicine (53) pp 141-153, October 2014.

Benjamin Bhattacharya-Ghosh, Selim Bozkurt, Marcel M.C Rutten, Frans N. van de Vosse, Vanessa Diaz-Zuccarini.

This paper was selected as one of the best in 2014 in the journal "Computers in Biology and Medicine". Click on the link to see!

Uncertainty assessment of imaging techniques for the 3D reconstruction of stent geometry

Medical Engineering and Physics (DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2014.04.008) (in Press).

Daria Cosentino, Iwona Zwierzak, Silvia Schievano, Vanessa Díaz-Zuccarini, John W. Fenner, Andrew J. Narracott.

Influence of an arterial stenosis on the hemodynamics within an arteriovenous fistula (AVF): comparison before and after balloon-angioplasty

Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology (DOI: 10.1007/s13239-014-0185-7) (in press)

Iolanda Decorato, Anne-Virginie Salsac, Cécile Legallais, Mona Alimohammadi, Vanessa Diaz-Zuccarini, Zaher Kharboutly

Towards personalised management of atherosclerosis via computational models in vascular clinics: technology based on patient-specific simulation approach

Vanessa Díaz-Zuccarini; Giulia Di Tomaso; Obiekezie Agu; Cesar Pichardo-Almarza

Healthcare Technology Letters, issue 1, Vol. 1. Pp 13-18. March 2014.

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Evaluation of the Hemodynamic Effectiveness of Aortic Dissection Treatments via Virtual Stenting

International Journal of Artificial Organs (DOI:10.5301/ijao.5000310) (in press)

Mona Alimohammadi, Benjamin Bhattacharya-Ghosh, Santhosh Seshadhri, Justin Penrose, Obiekezie Agu, Stavroula Balabani, Vanessa Díaz-Zuccarini

Stent Geometry Reconstruction Using Imaging Techniques

Journal of Medical Devices | Volume 7 | Issue 4 |

Daria Cosentino, Iwona Zwierzak, Vanessa Diaz-Zuccarini, John W. Fenner, Silvia Schievano and Andrew J. Narracott

Development of a patient-specific simulation tool to analyse aortic dissections: Assessment of mixed patient-specific flow and pressure boundary conditions

Medical Engineering and Physics (doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2013.11.003. [Epub ahead of print]

Alimohammadi M, Agu O, Balabani S, Díaz-Zuccarini V

A Vision and Strategy for the VPH: 2012 Update

Journal of the Royal Society Interface Focus, 6 April 2013 vol. 3 no. 2 20130004

Peter Hunter, Tara Chapman, Peter V. Coveney, Bernard de Bono, Vanessa Diaz, John Fenner, Alejandro F. Frangi, Peter Harris, Rod Hose, Peter Kohl, Pat Lawford, Keith McCormack, Miriam Mendes, Stig Omholt, Alfio Quarteroni, Nour Shublaq, John Skår, Karl Stroetmann, Jesper Tegner, S. Randall Thomas, Ioannis Tollis, Ioannis Tsamardinos, Johannes H. G. M. van Beek and Marco Viceconti

Physio-Environmental Sensing and Live Modeling

Interactive Journal of Medical Research doi.org/10.2196/ijmr.2092

Filippo Castiglione; Vanessa Diaz; Andrea Gaggioli; Pietro Liò; Claudia Mazzà; Emanuela Merelli; Carel G.M Meskers; Francesco Pappalardo; Rainer von Ammon