Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of the Effect of Plaques in the Left Coronary Artery
Figure 7
Cross-sectional views of A–E at the left main stem. Flow velocity observed with and without presence of plaque models during systolic peak of 0.4 s and middiastolic phase of 0.7 s. Arrows at Sections A and B refer to the normal flow pattern prior to the location of plaques, while flow pattern changes at the postplaque locations.
