Flow in the Vascular System Post Stent Implantation: Examining the Near-Stent Flow Physics to Guide Next-Generation Stent Design
The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has increased dramatically due in part to the increased rates of obesity in North America. Atherosclerosis, the most prevalent type of CVD, is a progressive disease characterized by the build-up of plaque within the arteries. The plaque development lead...
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/8351 |