Background Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) can chronically relieve ischemic chest pain and improve the prognosis of coronary heart disease (CHD). Despite its role in mitigating heart complic
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Fluid-Structure Interaction is performed using ADINA 9.2 (http://www.adina.com). The 900-node version is used for academic teaching and research and is available from
Ceserani V, Lo Rito M, Agnifili ML, Pascaner AF, Rosato A, Anglese S, Deamici M, Negri J, Corrado C, Bedogni F, Secchi F, Lombardi M, Auricchio F, Frigiola A, Conti M. Lumped-parameter model as a non-
Abstract Background TIMI flow grade and corrected TIMI frame count (CTFC) are widely used methods to evaluate angiographic coronary blood flow. Measurement of coronary blood flow (CBF) on standard cor