Proper orientation of the graft artery is important to ensure physiological flow direction

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 953-957

  Kassab, Ghassan S ^a   Navia, Jose A ^b   Lu, Xiao ^a  

^a Irvine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diameter asymmetry; Flow reversal; Graft patency; Nitric oxide; Superoxide production

Indexed keywords

DIAMETER ASYMMETRY; FLOW REVERSAL; GRAFT PATENCY; NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE PRODUCTION;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUID DYNAMICS; NITROGEN OXIDES;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ANIMAL; ARTERY; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; EQUIPMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33745449827     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-006-9104-x     Document Type: Article

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