The effect of proximal artery flow on the hemodynamics at the distal anastomosis of a vascular bypass graft: Computational study

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 277-283

  Kute, S M ^a   Vorp, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CELLS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEMODYNAMICS; SHEAR STRESS; SHEAR WALLS;

PROXIMAL ARTERY FLOW;

GRAFTS;

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CALCULATION; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW RATE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODYNAMICS; SHEAR STRESS;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ARTERIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; PULSATILE FLOW; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0034959156     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1374203     Document Type: Article

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