Effect of continuous arterial blood flow in patients with rotary cardiac assist device on the washout of a stenosis wake in the carotid bifurcation: A computer simulation study

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2236-2243

  Prosi, Martin ^a   Perktold, Karl ^b   Schima, Heinrich ^c,d  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster for Cardiovascular Research   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiac assist device; Flow pulsatility; Human carotid artery bifurcation; Rotary pump; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW PATTERNS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SHEAR STRESS;

CARDIAC ASSIST DEVICE; FLOW PULSATILITY; HUMAN CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; PLAQUE GROWTH;

BLOOD PRESSURE;

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID SINUS; CAROTID STENOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 34250810191     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.10.017     Document Type: Article

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