The effect of competitive flow on both the flow and the velocity in venous grafts in a bypass model

Bahcivan M., Elmalı M., Kolbakır F., Gol K.

ANADOLU KARDIYOLOJI DERGISI-THE ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.9, no.2, pp.123-127, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: ANADOLU KARDIYOLOJI DERGISI-THE ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.123-127
  • Keywords: Competitive flow, vein graft, bypass, arterial occlusion, CORONARY-ARTERY STENOSIS, VEIN GRAFTS, GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY, PATENCY, REVASCULARIZATION, SEVERITY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The term "competitive flow" defines the flow from a partially stenosed native artery that "competes" with the flow from a graft to perfuse the distal tissues. The purpose of our study is to investigate the effects of competitive flow at different degrees of stenosis at common carotid artery, in a rabbit model by measuring both the flow volume and velocity in the various graft.