Abstract
A computer model of a tapered blood vessel was developed to investigate the effects of arterial stenosis on pulse transmission properties. Significant increases in phase velocity, characteristic impedance, and local reflection coefficients were found with increasing severity of the stenosis. Results suggest that quantitative assessment of stenosis severity can be achieved by measuring pulse wave velocity, characteristic impedance, or local reflection coefficients. These parameters can be obtained with routine clinical catherization for application to quantify coronary translesional hemodynamics.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 98-99 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| State | Published - 1999 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE/EMBS 25th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference - West Hartford, CT, USA Duration: Apr 8 1999 → Apr 9 1999 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE/EMBS 25th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference |
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| City | West Hartford, CT, USA |
| Period | 4/8/99 → 4/9/99 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering