A fluid-structure interaction model accounting arterial vessels as a key part of the blood-flow engine for the analysis of cardiovascular diseases

According to the classical Windkessel model, the heart is the only power source for blood flow, while the arterial system is assumed to be an elastic chamber that acts as a channel and buffer for blood circulation. In this paper we show that in addition to the power provided by the heart for blood c...

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Main Authors: Heming Cheng, Gen Li, Jifeng Dai, Ke Zhang, Tianrui Xu, Liuchuang Wei, Xue Zhang, Dongfang Ding, Jie Hou, Jianyun Li, Jiangping Zhuang, Kaijun Tan, Ran Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2022.981187/full