Sihan Chen1, Bao Li1, Haisheng Yang1, Jianhang Du2, Xiaoling Li2, Youjun Liu1,*
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.116, No.2, pp. 149-162, 2018, DOI: 10.31614/cmes.2018.04133
Abstract Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is able to treat myocardial ischemia, which is usually caused by coronary artery stenosis. However, the underlying mechanisms regarding why this technique is effective in treating myocardial ischemia remains unclear and there is no patient-specific counterpulsation mode for different rates of coronary artery stenosis in clinic. This study sought to investigate the hemodynamic effect of varied coronary artery stenosis rates when using EECP and the necessity of adopting targeted counterpulsation mode to consider different rates of coronary artery stenosis. Three 3-dimensional (3D) coronary models with different stenosis rates, including 55% (Model 1), 65% (Model 2), and… More >
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