Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common cardiovascular disease. Early diagnosis
of CAD's physiological significance is of utmost importance for guiding individualized risk …

The association between blood viscosity and pathological conditions involving a number of
organ systems is well known. However, how the body measures and maintains appropriate …

Plaque rupture is related to the mechanical stress it suffered. The value and distribution of
the mechanical stress in plaque could help on assessing plaque vulnerability. To look into …

This book discusses geometric and mathematical models that can be used to study fluid and
structural mechanics in the cardiovascular system. Where traditional research …

Hemodynamic forces play an important role in both physiological function and pathological
conditions of the cardiovascular system. These forces are sensed by the mechanoreceptors …

The aim of this study is to elucidate the correlation between coronary artery branch
angulation, local mechanical and haemodynamic forces at the vicinity of bifurcation. Using a …

Objective Carotid plaque vulnerability assessment could guide the decision to perform
endarterectomy. Ultrafast ultrasound imaging (UF) can evaluate local flow velocities over an …

In this work, we provide a computational study of the effects of carotid endarterectomy (CEA)
on the fluid-dynamics at internal carotid bifurcations. We perform numerical simulations in …

Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of death and disability worldwide and they are
commonly associated with the occurrence of atherosclerotic plaque deposition in the vessel …

In this study, a three-dimensional analysis of the non-Newtonian blood flow was carried out
in the left coronary bifurcation. The Casson model and hyperelastic and rigid models were …