Review Article

A Perspective Review on Numerical Simulations of Hemodynamics in Aortic Dissection

Figure 2

The highest Von Mises stress across the wall of a descending aorta at various periods of the cycle was found at the medial layer as shown in (a) whereas (b) shows the axisymmetric idealized three-layered model of a descending aorta. Adapted from Khanafer and Berguer [33].
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