J Cerebrovasc Endovasc Neurosurg.  2014 Dec;16(4):335-349. 10.7461/jcen.2014.16.4.335.

A Comparative Review of the Hemodynamics and Pathogenesis of Cerebral and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Lessons to Learn From Each Other

• Tanweer O
• Wilson TA
• Metaxa E
• Riina HA
• Meng H

• KMID: 1738339
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7461/jcen.2014.16.4.335

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
Cerebral aneurysms (CAs) and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are degenerative vascular pathologies that manifest as abnormal dilations of the arterial wall. They arise with different morphologies in different types of blood vessels under different hemodynamic conditions. Although treated as different pathologies, we examine common pathways in their hemodynamic pathogenesis in order to elucidate mechanisms of formation.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
A systematic review of the literature was performed. Current concepts on pathogenesis and hemodynamics were collected and compared.
RESULTS
CAs arise as saccular dilations on the cerebral arteries of the circle of Willis under high blood flow, high wall shear stress (WSS), and high wall shear stress gradient (WSSG) conditions. AAAs arise as fusiform dilations on the infrarenal aorta under low blood flow, low, oscillating WSS, and high WSSG conditions. While at opposite ends of the WSS spectrum, they share high WSSG, a critical factor in arterial remodeling. This alone may not be enough to initiate aneurysm formation, but may ignite a cascade of downstream events that leads to aneurysm development. Despite differences in morphology and the structure, CAs and AAAs share many histopathological and biomechanical characteristics. Endothelial cell damage, loss of elastin, and smooth muscle cell loss are universal findings in CAs and AAAs. Increased matrix metalloproteinases and other proteinases, reactive oxygen species, and inflammation also contribute to the pathogenesis of both aneurysms.
CONCLUSION
Our review revealed similar pathways in seemingly different pathologies. We also highlight the need for cross-disciplinary studies to aid in finding similarities between pathologies.

Keyword

Cerebral aneurysms; Abdominal aortic aneurysms; Blood flow; Hemodynamics; Pathogenesis; Endothelial cells; Inflammation

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Aorta
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal*
Blood Vessels
Cerebral Arteries
Circle of Willis
Elastin
Endothelial Cells
Hemodynamics*
Inflammation
Intracranial Aneurysm
Matrix Metalloproteinases
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
Pathology
Peptide Hydrolases
Reactive Oxygen Species
Elastin
Matrix Metalloproteinases
Peptide Hydrolases
Reactive Oxygen Species

Figure

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  Fig. 1 This depicts a cerebral artery bifurcation and serves as a representation of impinging flow at the apex of the bifurcation (A) and acceleration zone with high wall shear stress and high wall shear stress gradient (B). This image is adapted from Meng, et al., 2007.75)

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  Fig. 2 A representation of laminar flow adjacent to an arterial wall during a systole-diastole phase resulting in retrograde flow.

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  Fig. 3 A computational fluid dynamic representation of an early stage abdominal aortic aneurysm (A) and a cerebral bifurcation with proximal stenosis (B) and a formed cerebral aneurysm (C). Scale represents wall shear stress (dyns/cm2). The images shown in B and C are taken from Kono, et al., 2013.56)

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  Fig. 4 Comparison of the proposed pathological mechanisms of cerebral and abdominal aortic aneurysm formation.

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