TY - JOUR
T1 - Epicardial coronary blood flow including the presence of stenoses and aorto-coronary bypasses-II
T2 - Experimental comparison and parametric investigations
AU - Wiesner, T. F.
AU - Levesque, M. J.
AU - Rooz, E.
AU - Nerem, R. M.
PY - 1988/5
Y1 - 1988/5
N2 - This article is the second in a series which presents a computer model of the left coronary arteries. The first article discussed the geometry, the governing equations, and the numerical method employed. This paper details an acute canine experiment used to validate the approach as well as the systematic investigation of several important parameters governing the left coronary circulation. These parameters include peripheral resistance, wall properties, and altered geometric properties through various stenosis/bypass configurations. With appropriate selection of parameters, the model reproduces an in vivo waveform very closely. The model also predicts many clinical phenomena, such as the “critical" value of stenosis, the dramatic reduction inflow through a stenosis when bypassed, and the restorative effect of the bypass upon flow to the distal bed. The model also is used to show that the autonomic state of the animal profoundly affects the influence of various factors, e.g., the critical value of a stenosis is much higher under resting conditions than under hyperemic conditions.
AB - This article is the second in a series which presents a computer model of the left coronary arteries. The first article discussed the geometry, the governing equations, and the numerical method employed. This paper details an acute canine experiment used to validate the approach as well as the systematic investigation of several important parameters governing the left coronary circulation. These parameters include peripheral resistance, wall properties, and altered geometric properties through various stenosis/bypass configurations. With appropriate selection of parameters, the model reproduces an in vivo waveform very closely. The model also predicts many clinical phenomena, such as the “critical" value of stenosis, the dramatic reduction inflow through a stenosis when bypassed, and the restorative effect of the bypass upon flow to the distal bed. The model also is used to show that the autonomic state of the animal profoundly affects the influence of various factors, e.g., the critical value of a stenosis is much higher under resting conditions than under hyperemic conditions.
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U2 - 10.1115/1.3108419
DO - 10.1115/1.3108419
M3 - Article
C2 - 3259996
AN - SCOPUS:0024017511
VL - 110
SP - 144
EP - 149
JO - Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
JF - Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
SN - 0148-0731
IS - 2
ER -