Blood flow modeling and mass transport in the human aorta

• Main Author: Χατζηκωνσταντή, Αναστασία
• Other Authors: Λουκόπουλος, Βασίλειος
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Human aorta; Low density lipoproteins; Atherosclerosis; Ανθρώπινη αορτή; Χαμηλής πυκνότητας λιποπρωτεΐνες; Αθηροσκλήρωση; 616.136 071

Atherosclerosis is a disease of cardiovascular system and is usually located within large arteries. It is a major cause of death and mortality and it is related to over 12 million deaths annually affecting nearly all people in the modern world. It is a disease that involves the circulation of low de...