Smart smooth muscle spring-dampers. Smooth muscle smart filtering helps to more efficiently protect the arterial wall

IEEE Eng Med Biol Mag. 2007 Jan-Feb;26(1):62-70. doi: 10.1109/memb.2007.289123.

Authors

Ricardo L Armentano¹, Juan Gabriel Barra, Franco Martin Pessana, Damian O Craiem, Sebastian Graf, Daniel Bia Santana, Ramiro A Sanchez

Affiliation

¹ Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Buenos Aires, Argentina. armen@favaloro.edu.ar

PMID: 17278774
DOI: 10.1109/memb.2007.289123

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Blood Flow Velocity
Blood Pressure
Cadaver
Carotid Artery, Common / physiopathology*
Computer Simulation
Elasticity
Female
Humans
Hypertension / physiopathology*
In Vitro Techniques
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Cardiovascular*
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / physiopathology*
Viscosity