Flow simulations and measurements of a novel coronary arterial bypass graft design of sequential anastomoses

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the primary treatment for high-risk coronary artery disease patients, has a limited long-term patency mainly due to anastomotic intimal hyperplasia (IH). It is well proven that hemodynamic factors are implicated in the initiation and progression of IH. Therefo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Foad Kabinejadian
Other Authors: Dhanjoo N. Ghista
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/48910