Non-Newtonian Blood Rheology Impacts Left Atrial Stasis in Patient-Specific Simulations
A. Gonzalo, M. Garcia-Villalba, L. Rossini, E. Duran, D. Vigneault, P. Martinez-Legazpi, O. Flores, J. Bermejo, E. McVeigh, A. Kahn, J. C. del Alamo
This study shows that non-Newtonian blood rheology, influenced by hematocrit and rouleaux formation, increases left atrial stasis in patients with atrial fibrillation.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2021Bioengineering