Implantable Biosensors for Vascular Diseases: Directions for the Next Generation of Active Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medical Device Technologies

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Key challenges such as atherosclerosis, in-stent restenosis, and maintaining arteriovenous access, pose urgent problems for effective treatments for both coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease. The nex...

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Main Authors: Ali Mana Alyami, Mahmut Talha Kirimi, Steven L. Neale, John R. Mercer
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/15/3/147
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description Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Key challenges such as atherosclerosis, in-stent restenosis, and maintaining arteriovenous access, pose urgent problems for effective treatments for both coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease. The next generation of active implantables will offer innovative solutions and research opportunities to reduce the economic and human cost of disease. Current treatments rely on vascular stents or synthetic implantable grafts to treat vessels when they block such as through in-stent restenosis and haemodialysis graft failure. This is often driven by vascular cell overgrowth termed neointimal hyperplasia, often in response to inflammation and injury. The integration of biosensors into existing approved implants will bring a revolution in cardiovascular devices and into a promising new era. Biosensors that allow real-time vascular monitoring will provide early detection and warning of pathological cell growth. This will enable proactive wireless treatment outside of the traditional hospital settings. Ongoing research focuses on the development of self-reporting smart cardiovascular devices, which have shown promising results using a combination of virtual in silico modelling, bench testing, and preclinical in vivo testing. This innovative approach holds the key to a new generation of wireless data solutions and wireless powered implants to enhance patient outcomes and alleviate the burden on global healthcare budgets.
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spelling doaj-art-53e28a77eba44fca9fee9db0fbffbc9d2025-08-20T03:43:37ZengMDPI AGBiosensors2079-63742025-02-0115314710.3390/bios15030147Implantable Biosensors for Vascular Diseases: Directions for the Next Generation of Active Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medical Device TechnologiesAli Mana Alyami0Mahmut Talha Kirimi1Steven L. Neale2John R. Mercer3BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UKBHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UKJames Watt South Building, College of Science and Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UKBHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UKCardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Key challenges such as atherosclerosis, in-stent restenosis, and maintaining arteriovenous access, pose urgent problems for effective treatments for both coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease. The next generation of active implantables will offer innovative solutions and research opportunities to reduce the economic and human cost of disease. Current treatments rely on vascular stents or synthetic implantable grafts to treat vessels when they block such as through in-stent restenosis and haemodialysis graft failure. This is often driven by vascular cell overgrowth termed neointimal hyperplasia, often in response to inflammation and injury. The integration of biosensors into existing approved implants will bring a revolution in cardiovascular devices and into a promising new era. Biosensors that allow real-time vascular monitoring will provide early detection and warning of pathological cell growth. This will enable proactive wireless treatment outside of the traditional hospital settings. Ongoing research focuses on the development of self-reporting smart cardiovascular devices, which have shown promising results using a combination of virtual in silico modelling, bench testing, and preclinical in vivo testing. This innovative approach holds the key to a new generation of wireless data solutions and wireless powered implants to enhance patient outcomes and alleviate the burden on global healthcare budgets.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/15/3/147coronary artery diseaseatherosclerosisin-stent restenosischronic kidney diseasehaemodialysisarteriovenous fistula and graft
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Implantable Biosensors for Vascular Diseases: Directions for the Next Generation of Active Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medical Device Technologies
Biosensors
coronary artery disease
atherosclerosis
in-stent restenosis
chronic kidney disease
haemodialysis
arteriovenous fistula and graft
title Implantable Biosensors for Vascular Diseases: Directions for the Next Generation of Active Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medical Device Technologies
title_full Implantable Biosensors for Vascular Diseases: Directions for the Next Generation of Active Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medical Device Technologies
title_fullStr Implantable Biosensors for Vascular Diseases: Directions for the Next Generation of Active Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medical Device Technologies
title_full_unstemmed Implantable Biosensors for Vascular Diseases: Directions for the Next Generation of Active Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medical Device Technologies
title_short Implantable Biosensors for Vascular Diseases: Directions for the Next Generation of Active Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medical Device Technologies
title_sort implantable biosensors for vascular diseases directions for the next generation of active diagnostic and therapeutic medical device technologies
topic coronary artery disease
atherosclerosis
in-stent restenosis
chronic kidney disease
haemodialysis
arteriovenous fistula and graft
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/15/3/147
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