Numerical Study of Atrial Fibrillation Effects on Flow Distribution in Aortic Circulation.

ABSTRACT: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of arrhythmia, which undermines cardiac function. Atrial fibrillation is a multi-facet malady and it may occur as a result of other diseases or it may trigger other problems. One of the main complications of AF is stroke due to the possibility of clot formation inside the atrium. However, the possibility of stroke occurrence due to the AF and the location from which an embolus dispatches are subject of debate. Another hypothesis about the embolus formation during AF is thrombus formation in aorta and carotid arteries, embolus detachment and its movement. To investigate the possibility of the latter postulation, the current work suggests a parametric study to quantify the sensitivity of aortic flow to four common AF traits including lack of a

SUBMITTER: Deyranlou A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7089914 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature