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Effect of Mild Atherosclerosis on Flow Resistance in a Coronary Artery Casting of Man
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Effect of Mild Atherosclerosis on Flow Resistance in a Coronary Artery Casting of Man

L. H Back, Y. I Cho, D. W Crawford and R. F Cuffel
Journal of biomechanical engineering, v 106(1), pp 48-53
01 Feb 1984
PMID: 6727313

Abstract

An in-vitro flow study was conducted in a mildly atherosclerotic main coronary artery casting of man using sugar-water solutions simulating blood viscosity. Steady flow results indicated substantial increases in pressure drop, and thus flow resistance at the same Reynolds number, above those for Poiseuille flow by 30 to 100 percent in the physiological Reynolds number range from about 100 to 400. Time-averaged pulsatile flow data showed additional 5 percent increases in flow resistance above the steady flow results. Both pulsatile and steady flow data from the casting were found to be nearly equal to those from a straight, axisymmetric model of the casting up to a Reynolds number of about 200, above which the flow resistance of the casting became gradually larger than the corresponding values from the axisymmetric model.

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