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Blood Flow Simulation in Atherosclerotic Vascular Network Using Fiber-Spring Representation of Diseased Wall
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 August 2011
Abstract
We present the fiber-spring elastic model of the arterial wall with atherosclerotic plaque composed of a lipid pool and a fibrous cap. This model allows us to reproduce pressure to cross-sectional area relationship along the diseased vessel which is used in the network model of global blood circulation. Atherosclerosis attacks a region of systemic arterial network. Our approach allows us to examine the impact of the diseased region onto global haemodynamics.
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- Research Article
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- Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena , Volume 6 , Issue 5: Complex Fluids , 2011 , pp. 333 - 349
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- © EDP Sciences, 2011
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