Pressure Drop in Tortuosity/Kinking of the Internal Carotid Artery: Simulation and Clinical Investigation

Table 2

Mean arterial blood pressures in carotid kinking.

Patient	Angle	Length (cm)	Pressure before kinking (mmHg)	Pressure after kinking (mmHg)	Pressure difference (mmHg)
1	80	9.8	103.3	100.1		3.2
2	70	9.2	94.4	91.7		2.7
3	65	12.6	107.7	107.1		0.6
4	60	14.1	88.2	84.0		4.2
5	55	14.7	77.3	75.1		2.2
6	50	15.6	99.6	94.5		5.1
7	45	16.6	93.8	86.3	7.5	6.5
8	45	17.2	101.4	95.9	5.5
9	30	27.2	89.7	80.0		9.7
10	25	25.8	94.6	83.3		11.3
11	15	27.5	99.7	84.2		15.5
12	10	26.9	106.0	85.0		21.0

Pressure: mean arterial blood pressure.