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Influence of non-Newtonian properties of blood on the wall shear stress in human atherosclerotic right coronary arteries.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21379375     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The objective of this work is to investigate the effect of non-Newtonian properties of blood on the wall shear stress (WSS) in atherosclerotic coronary arteries using both Newtonian and non-Newtonian models. Numerical simulations were performed to examine how the spatial and temporal WSS distributions are influenced by the stenosis size, blood viscosity, and flow rate. The computational results demonstrated that blood viscosity properties had considerable effect on the magnitude of the WSS, especially where disturbed flow was observed. The WSS distribution is highly non-uniform both temporally and spatially, especially in the stenotic region. The maximum WSS occurred at the proximal side of the stenosis, near the outer wall in the curved artery with no stenosis. The lumen area near the inner wall distal to the stenosis region experienced a lower WSS during the entire cardiac cycle. Among the factors of stenosis size, blood viscosity, and flow rate, the size of the stenosis has the most significant effect on the spatial and temporal WSS distributions qualitatively and quantitatively.
Authors:
Biyue Liu; Dalin Tang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular & cellular biomechanics : MCB     Volume:  8     ISSN:  1556-5297     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol Cell Biomech     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-10     Completed Date:  2011-07-18     Revised Date:  2012-01-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101253756     Medline TA:  Mol Cell Biomech     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  73-90     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ 07764, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Atherosclerosis / complications,  physiopathology,  radiography
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Stenosis / complications,  pathology,  physiopathology*,  radiography
Coronary Vessels / pathology,  physiopathology*
Hemorheology / physiology*
Humans
Models, Cardiovascular
Stress, Mechanical*
Time Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 EB004759/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; R01 EB004759-05/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; R01 EB004759-06/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS

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