▪ Abstract Blood flow in arteries is dominated by unsteady flow phenomena. The
cardiovascular system is an internal flow loop with multiple branches in which a complex …

Atherosclerosis affects the major elastic and muscular arteries, but some vessels are largely
spared while others may be markedly diseased. The carotid bifurcation, the coronary …

Fluid velocities were measured by laser Doppler velocimetry under conditions of pulsatile
flow in a scale model of the human carotid bifurcation. Flow velocity and wall shear stress at …

Laser Doppler anemometry experiments and finite element simulations of steady flow in a
three dimensional model of the carotid bifurcation were performed to investigate the …

▪ Abstract The cardiovascular system is an internal flow loop with multiple branches
circulating a complex liquid. The hallmarks of blood flow in arteries are pulsatility and …

As blood flows, the vascular wall is constantly subjected to physical forces, which regulate
important physiological blood vessel responses, as well as being implicated in the …

It has been well established that wall shear stress is an important determinant of endothelial
cell function and gene expression as well as of its structure. There is increasing evidence …

Fluid dynamics research over the past twenty years has contributed immensely to our
knowledge of atherosclerosis. The ability to detect localized atherosclerotic plaques using …

In the present study, we examined the hypothesis that dynamic characteristics of flow
modulate the production of vasoactive mediators, namely nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin-1 …

Abstract Knowledge of human blood-flow waveforms is required for in vitro investigations
and numerical modelling. Parameters of interest include: velocity and flow waveform …