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Flow patterns and wall shear stress distribution in human internal carotid arteries: The geometric effect on the risk for stenoses.
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PMID:  22079384     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
It has been widely observed that atherosclerotic stenosis occurs at sites with complex hemodynamics, such as arteries with high curvature or bifurcations. These regions usually have very low or highly oscillatory wall shear stress (WSS). In the present study, 3D sinusoidally pulsatile blood flow through the models of internal carotid artery (ICA) with different geometries was investigated with computational simulation. Three preferred sites of stenoses were found along the carotid siphon with low and highly oscillatory WSS. The risk for stenoses at these sites was scaled with the values of time-averaged WSS and oscillating shear index (OSI). The local risk for stenoses at every preferred site of stenoses was found different between 3 types of ICA, indicating that the geometry of the blood vessel plays significant roles in the atherogenesis. Specifically, the large curvature and planarity of the vessel were found to increase the risk for stenoses, because they tend to lower WSS and elevate OSI. Therefore, the geometric study makes it possible to estimate the stenosis location in the ICA siphon as long as the shape of ICA was measured.
Authors:
Chi Zhang; Sheng Xie; Shuyu Li; Fang Pu; Xiaoyan Deng; Yubo Fan; Deyu Li
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-11-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of biomechanics     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1873-2380     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0157375     Medline TA:  J Biomech     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, No. 37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, PR China.
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