Simple Summary Fluid-structure interaction algorithms are utilized to examine how the
human circulatory system functions by simulating blood flow and capturing mechanical …

Hemodynamic factors, induced by pulsatile blood flow, play a crucial role in vascular health
and diseases, such as the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Computational fluid …

Many of the world's leading causes of death involve pathology of the vasculature, both
arterial and venous. In addition to the biochemical and genetic factors governing vascular …

Interactions between flow and biological cells and tissues are intrinsic to the circulatory,
respiratory, digestive and genitourinary systems. In the circulatory system, an understanding …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide and its incidence
is rising due to an aging population. The development and progression of CVD is directly …

Simple Summary Computational simulations of biological systems are an intrinsic element of
engineering in medicine, allowing physicians the ability to visualize the pathophysiology …

Advances in numerical methods and three-dimensional imaging techniques have enabled
the quantification of cardiovascular mechanics in subject-specific anatomic and physiologic …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death in the western world. With
the current development of clinical diagnostics to more accurately measure the extent and …

Cardiac fluid dynamics fundamentally involves interactions between complex blood flows
and the structural deformations of the muscular heart walls and the thin, flexible valve …

Simulation of flows in the cardiovascular system faces many challenges. Chief among these
is the issue of treatment of blood flow at disparate scales. For blood flows through large …