Key result
Stenotic regions upstream of the common carotid artery bifurcation affected both velocity and vorticity characteristics, whereas a stenosis on the apex had a small effect on downstream vorticity.
Population
Computational models of the common carotid artery (CCA) bifurcation
Comparison
Stenoses at different sites vs Model without stenoses
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Upstream carotid stenoses may alter bifurcation flow more than apical lesions in models; hypothesis-generating for human plaque risk.
Computational fluid dynamics modeling demonstrates that upstream stenoses significantly alter velocity and vorticity in the carotid bifurcation, while apical stenoses have minimal downstream effects.
Антонова et al. (2015) studied Carotid artery stenosis. Stenoses at different sites in the vicinity of the bifurcation vs. Without stenoses was evaluated on Velocity and vorticity characteristics of blood flow. Stenotic regions upstream of the common carotid artery bifurcation affected both velocity and vorticity characteristics, whereas a stenosis on the apex had a small effect on downstream vorticity.
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