BME 733 Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics

Credits: (3-0) 3

Mechanics of blood circulation, fluid mechanics of the heart, blood flow in arteries, unsteady flow in veins, current concepts in circulatory assist devices, biofluidics, and other selected topics. Review of cardiovascular physiology; introduction to fluid mechanics; Models of blood flow and arterial wall dynamics; Fluid mechanics and arterial disease; heart valve fluid dynamics; Ventricular assist devices.

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