The Hemodynamic Effect of Enhanced External Counterpulsation Treatment on Atherosclerotic Plaque in the Carotid Artery: A Framework of Patient-Specific Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis

Figure 15

AWSSG distributions over the cardiac cycle. (a) Pre-EECP. (b) During EECP. Note that high level AWSS mainly occurred at bifurcation site and ICA. Meanwhile, EECP intervention slightly increased the AWSSG level.

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