BookGhassan S. Kassab.
Summary: This comprehensive text examines both global and local coronary blood flow based on morphometry and mechanical properties of the coronary vasculature. Using a biomechanical approach, this book addresses coronary circulation in a quantitative manner based on models rooted in experimental data that account for the various physical determinants of coronary blood flow including myocardial-vessel interactions and various mechanisms of autoregulation. This is the first text dedicated to a distributive analysis (as opposed to lumped) and provides digital files for detailed anatomical data (e.g., diameters, lengths, node-to-node connections) of the coronary vessels. This book also provides appendices with specific mathematical formulations for the biomechanical analyses and models in the text. Written by Dr. Ghassan S. Kassab, a leader in the field of coronary biomechanics, Coronary Circulation: Anatomy, Mechanical Properties, and Biomechanics is a synthesis of seminal topics in the field and is intended for clinicians, bioengineers, and researchers as a compendium on the topic. The detailed anatomical and mechanical data provided are intended to be used as a platform to address new questions in this exciting and clinically very important research area.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Biomechanics
Chapter 2: Morphometry of Coronary Vasculature
Chapter 3: Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of the Coronary Vasculature
Chapter 4: Constitutive Models of Coronary Vasculature
Chapter 5: Network Analysis of Coronary Circulation: I. Steady State Flow
Chapter 6: Network Analysis of Coronary Circulation: II. Pulsatile Flow
Chapter 7: Scaling Laws of Coronary Vasculature
Chapter 8: Local Coronary Flow and Stress Distribution.