Longitudinal position matrix of the pig coronary vasculature and its hemodynamic implications

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 6 42-6, 1997, Pages

  Kassab, Ghassan S ^a   Pallencaoe, Edith ^a   Schatz, Amy ^a   Fung, Yuan Cheng B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Connectivity matrix; Flow dispersion; Heart; Pressure distribution

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; CORONARY SINUS; CORONARY VEIN; HEMODYNAMICS; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SWINE;

EID: 33750729298     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.6.h2832     Document Type: Article

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