PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF EPICARDIAL CORONARY BLOOD FLOW INCLUDING THE PRESENCE OF A STENOSIS AND AN AORTO-CORONARY BYPASS.

Theodore F. Wiesner, Robert M. Nerem

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Abstract

A computer model was employed to study parametrically epicardial blood flow in the left coronary arteries. The model includes the effects of branching as well as the non-linear elastic properties of the artery walls. Branches are included on a discrete basis, where at each branch point a mass balance and two momentum balances are written. These three equations, together with an additional equation, e. g. a lumped impedance for each branch, determine the flow conditions in the region of branching. Between branch points, the artery is modeled as straight and elastic.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-52
Number of pages2
JournalAdvances in Bioengineering
StatePublished - 1985

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