Flow regime characterization in a diseased artery model

• Main Author: Shuib, Anis Suhaila
• Format: Citation Index Journal
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5652/2/Anis_2010.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5652/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Cardiovascular disease mostly in the form of atherosclerosis is responsible for 30% of all world deaths amounting to 17 million people per year. Atherosclerosis is due to the formation of plaque. The fatty plaque may be at risk of rupture, leading typically to stroke and heart attack. The plaque is...