期刊
COMPUTER METHODS IN BIOMECHANICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
卷 19, 期 13, 页码 1443-1455出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2016.1149575
关键词
Left coronary artery; stenosis; computational fluid dynamics; time average wall shear stress; oscillating shear index; relative residence time
资金
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT) [PTDC/EME-MFE/102974/2008, SFRH/BPD/78262/2011]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BPD/78262/2011, PTDC/EME-MFE/102974/2008] Funding Source: FCT
The present work is about the application of wall shear stress descriptors - time averaged wall shear stress (TAWSS), oscillating shear index (OSI) and relative residence time (RRT) - to the study of blood flow in the left coronary artery (LCA). These descriptors aid the prediction of disturbed flow conditions in the vessels and play a significant role in the detection of potential zones of atherosclerosis development. Hemodynamic descriptors data were obtained, numerically, through ANSYS (R) software, for the LCA of a patient-specific geometry and for a 3D idealized model. Comparing both cases, the results are coherent, in terms of location and magnitude. Low TAWSS, high OSI and high RRT values are observed in the bifurcation - potential zone of atherosclerosisappearance. The dissimilarities observed in the TAWSS values, considering blood as a Newtonian or non-Newtonian fluid, releases the importance of the correct blood rheologic caracterization. Moreover, for a higher Reynolds number, the TAWSS values decrease in the bifurcation and along the LAD branch, increasing the probability of plaques deposition. Furthermore, for a stenotic LCA model, very low TAWSS and high RRT values in front and behind the stenosis are observed, indicating the probable extension, in the flow direction, of the lesion.
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