“…In the context of endograft numerical simulations, the recent literature involves several finite element (FE) structural studies regarding stent-graft modeling by adopting different strategies. Regarding the stent mesh, either 1D beam elements 11 , 9 , 13 , 21 , 30 , 29 or 3D hexahedral elements 5 , 14 , 18 , 19 , 32 , 33 are adopted; the graft is discretized using 2D triangular or quadrangular shell elements 9 , 13 , 21 , 30 or membrane elements. 5 , 11 , 18 , 19 , 32 , 33 Regarding the material properties, the graft fabric is modelled as a linear elastic material in most cases or as a linearized orthotropic linear elastic material.…”