3.2 ORIGINS OF THE BACKWARD TRAVELING WAVE IN THE ARTERIAL TREE

Backward traveling waves, an important determinant of central haemodynamics, are usually regarded as being due to reflections from discontinuities in the arterial tree. However, consideration of a single tube model of the arterial with a single site of reflection shows that a backward pressure wave...

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Main Authors: Ye Li*, Henry Fok, Benyu Jiang, Sally Epstein, Marie Willemet, Jordi Alastruey, Kim Parker, Phil Chowienczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2015-11-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930697/view