Link between deviations from Murray's law and occurrence of low wall shear stress regions in the left coronary artery

DOI10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.04.038zbMath1343.92106OpenAlexW2345916354WikidataQ89392261 ScholiaQ89392261MaRDI QIDQ738686

E. Doutel, Sónia Isabel Silva Pinto, João B. L. M. Campos, João M. Miranda

Publication date: 5 September 2016

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.04.038

zbMATH Keywords

bifurcationblood flowwall shear stressatherosclerosisconstructal lawleft coronary arteryMurray's law

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biomechanical solid mechanics (74L15) Physiological flow (92C35)

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