Abstract
The effects of vessel joint where the both sides have different wall properties on the heart pulse propagation are investigated. Such a local disturbance can influence post-transplantion pathology and evolution of the organ inconsistence.
Using a mathematical model, developed in a previous article, we perform analytical analysis and present some qualitative and quantitative estimations. The effects of jointed vessels with different thicknesses and radii on the local concentration of the pressure, radial wall displacement, bending moment and shear force are analyzed in detail. In particular, it is obtained that the bending and shear stresses at a joint sharply and strongly increase in comparison with the uniform vessel ones. (Int J Artif Organs 1998; 21: 114–8)
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