Fig 1.
Boundary condition pressure waveforms imposed at one inlet (ascending aorta root) and two outlets (branches and descending aorta region).
Blood pressure at (a) the inlet of the ascending aorta, (b) the exit of the branches, and (c) the descending aorta.
Fig 2.
3D distribution of blood flow velocity at the systolic peak (t = 0.27 s).
(a) Control aortic model divided into y-z axial slices. (b) DM aortic model divided into y-z axial slices. (c) Control aortic model other side divided by y-z axial slices. (d) DM aortic model other side divided by y-z axial slices.
Fig 3.
Overall mean blood flow velocity.
(a) Control and (b) DM aortic models during the cardiac cycle. Mean blood flow velocities at the outlet of the branches and the descending aorta for the (c) control and (d) DM aortic model.
Fig 4.
3D distribution of blood pressure at the systolic peak (t = 0.27 s).
(a) Surface values for the control aortic model. (b) Surface values for the DM aortic model. (c) Contour values for the control aortic model. (d) Contour values for the DM aortic model.
Fig 5.
(a) Control and (b) DM aortic models during the cardiac cycle.
Fig 6.
3D distribution of von Mises stress at the systolic peak (t = 0.27 s).
(a) Surface values for the control aortic model. (b) Surface values for the DM aortic model. (c) Surface values for the control aortic model other side. (d) Surface values for the DM aortic model other side.
Fig 7.
Overall mean von Mises stress.
(a) Control and (b) DM aortic models during the cardiac cycle. Ascending aorta von Mises stress for the (c) control and (d) DM aortic models. Descending von Mises stress for the (e) control and (f) DM aortic models.
Table 1.
Summary of simulation results for control and DM model.