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ArticlePflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology2016

Estimation of the flow resistances exerted in coronary arteries using a vessel length-based method.

Kyung Eun Lee, Soon-Sung Kwon, Yoon Cheol Ji, Eun-Seok Shin, Jin-Ho Choi, Sung Joon Kim, Eun Bo Shim

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Kyung Eun LeeDepartment of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon, Kangwon-do, 200-701, Republic of Korea.
Soon-Sung KwonDepartment of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon, Kangwon-do, 200-701, Republic of Korea.
Yoon Cheol JiDepartment of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon, Kangwon-do, 200-701, Republic of Korea.
Eun-Seok ShinDepartment of Cardiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Republic of Korea.
Jin-Ho ChoiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sung Joon KimDepartment of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eun Bo ShimDepartment of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon, Kangwon-do, 200-701, Republic of Korea. ebshim@kangwon.ac.kr.
Kangwon National University · KRSeoul National University · KRSungkyunkwan University · KRUlsan College · KR

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Abstract

Flow resistances exerted in the coronary arteries are the key parameters for the image-based computer simulation of coronary hemodynamics. The resistances depend on the anatomical characteristics of the coronary system. A simple and reliable estimation of the resistances is a compulsory procedure to compute the fractional flow reserve (FFR) of stenosed coronary arteries, an important clinical index of coronary artery disease. The cardiac muscle volume reconstructed from computed tomography (CT) images has been used to assess the resistance of the feeding coronary artery (muscle volume-based method). In this study, we estimate the flow resistances exerted in coronary arteries by using a novel method. Based on a physiological observation that longer coronary arteries have more daughter branches feeding a larger mass of cardiac muscle, the method measures the vessel lengths from coronary angiogram or CT images (vessel length-based method) and predicts the coronary flow resistances. The underlying equations are derived from the physiological relation among flow rate, resistance, and vessel length. To validate the present estimation method, we calculate the coronary flow division over coronary major arteries for 50 patients using the vessel length-based method as well as the muscle volume-based one. These results are compared with the direct measurements in a clinical study. Further proving the usefulness of the present method, we compute the coronary FFR from the images of optical coherence tomography.

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Computer SimulationCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary CirculationCoronary VesselsHeartHemodynamicsHumansMiddle AgedMyocardiumCoronary fractional flow reserveEstimation of coronary resistancesVessel length-based method

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