A simple coronary blood flow model to study the collateral flow index

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Abstract
In this work, we present a novel modeling framework to investigate the effects of collateral circulation into the coronary blood flow physiology. A prototypical model of the coronary tree, integrated with the concept of Collateral Flow Index (CFI), is employed to gain insight about the role of model parameters associated with the collateral circuitry, which results in physically-realizable solutions for specific CFI data. Then, we discuss the mathematical feasibility of pressure-derived CFI, anatomical implications and practical considerations involving the estimation of model parameters in collateral connections. A sensitivity analysis is carried out, and the investigation of the impact of the collateral circulation on FFR values is also addressed.
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  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (301224/2016-1, 407751/2018-1)
  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (2014/50889-7)
  • Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (PICT-2018-02427)

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