Research Article

Finite Element Modelling of Pulsatile Blood Flow in Idealized Model of Human Aortic Arch: Study of Hypotension and Hypertension

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(a) Schematic diagram of 3D aortic arch model (Inset: a zoomed region around branches with definitions of lengths, diameters, and distances also common with the two other geometries), (b) the plot of luminal cross-sectional area of ascending aorta versus pressure estimated from Towfiq et al. [9]. (c) Pressure pulse at the inlet of ascending aorta under normal pressure condition.
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