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Numerical investigation of blood flow in a sequential aorto-coronary bypass graft model.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17945605     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Sequential grafting technique is adopted when one or more of the coronary arteries are blocked or severely narrowed. The objective of this study was to understand the influence of the anastomosis configuration on the blood flow in the three-dimensional coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) model. The finite volume technique was employed to model the 3-D blood flow pattern to determine the velocity and WSS distributions. This study presents the flow-field distributions of the velocity and WSS at two instances of the cardiac cycle, one during start of ejection (t=0.0 s) and the other during early diastole (t=0.32 s). Our results reveal that maximum wall shear stress was observed at the toe of the end-to side anastomosis. The smooth flow patterns observed in the side-to-side anastomosis region resulted in an almost uniform variation of WSS. The present work indicates that a side-to-side anastomosis would result in a better graft patency than an end-to-side anastomosis.
Authors:
Meena S; Dhanjoo N Ghista; Leok Poh Chua; Tan Yong Seng
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference     Volume:  1     ISSN:  1557-170X     ISO Abbreviation:  Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc     Publication Date:  2006  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-23     Completed Date:  2008-03-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101243413     Medline TA:  Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  875-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Media Division, Institute for Infocomm Research, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. meena@i2r.a-star.edu.sg
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aorta / physiology*,  surgery*
Blood Flow Velocity / physiology*
Blood Pressure / physiology
Computer Simulation
Coronary Artery Bypass*
Coronary Vessels / physiology*,  surgery*
Humans
Models, Cardiovascular*
Pulsatile Flow / physiology
Shear Strength

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