Computational fluid dynamics in coronary artery disease

Z Sun, L Xu - Computerized medical imaging and graphics, 2014 - Elsevier
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a widely used method in mechanical engineering to
solve complex problems by analysing fluid flow, heat transfer, and associated phenomena …

Measurement of the uniaxial mechanical properties of healthy and atherosclerotic human coronary arteries

A Karimi, M Navidbakhsh, A Shojaei… - Materials Science and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis is a common arterial disease which alters the stiffness of arterial wall.
Arterial stiffness is related to many cardiovascular diseases. In this investigation, maximum …

Risk stratification of coronary plaques using physiologic characteristics by CCTA: focus on shear stress

H Samady, DS Molony, AU Coskun… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The identification of factors determining whether a lesion progresses, destabilizes or
becomes quiescent remains a challenge. Wall or endothelial shear stress (WSS or ESS …

Computation of hemodynamics in the left coronary artery with variable angulations

T Chaichana, Z Sun, J Jewkes - Journal of biomechanics, 2011 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the hemodynamic effect of variations in the
angulations of the left coronary artery, based on simulated and realistic coronary artery …

MRI‐based computational fluid dynamics for diagnosis and treatment prediction: Clinical validation study in patients with coarctation of aorta

L Goubergrits, E Riesenkampff… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To reduce the need for diagnostic catheterization and optimize treatment in a
variety of congenital heart diseases, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)‐based …

Impact of side branch modeling on computation of endothelial shear stress in coronary artery disease: coronary tree reconstruction by fusion of 3D angiography and …

Y Li, JL Gutiérrez-Chico, NR Holm, W Yang… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Background: Computational fluid dynamics allow virtual evaluation of coronary physiology
and shear stress (SS). Most studies hitherto assumed the vessel as a single conduit without …

Blood flow CFD simulation on a cerebral artery of a stroke patient

AG Rahma, K Yousef, T Abdelhamid - SN Applied Sciences, 2022 - Springer
The purpose of this paper is to conduct a numerical simulation of the stroke patient's
cerebral arteries and investigate the flow parameters due to the presence of stenosis. The …

Computational fluid dynamics analysis of the effect of plaques in the left coronary artery

T Chaichana, Z Sun, J Jewkes - … and mathematical methods in …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This study was to investigate the hemodynamic effect of simulated plaques in left coronary
artery models, which were generated from a sample patient's data. Plaques were simulated …

The impact of MRI-based inflow for the hemodynamic evaluation of aortic coarctation

L Goubergrits, R Mevert, P Yevtushenko… - Annals of biomedical …, 2013 - Springer
Aortic coarctation (CoA) accounting for 3–11% of congenital heart disease can be
successfully treated. Long-term results, however, have revealed decreased life expectancy …

Does the inflow velocity profile influence physiologically relevant flow patterns in computational hemodynamic models of left anterior descending coronary artery?

ML Rizzini, D Gallo, G De Nisco, F D'Ascenzo… - Medical Engineering & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Patient-specific computational fluid dynamics is a powerful tool for investigating the
hemodynamic risk in coronary arteries. Proper setting of flow boundary conditions in …