Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 9 , Pages 1862-1870 , 2008

CFD analysis of pulsatile blood flow in an atherosclerotic human artery with eccentric plaques

,Accepted 8 April 2008.

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PII: S0021-9290(08)00187-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.04.009

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 9 , Pages 1862-1870 , 2008