The role of the arterial prestress in bl
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Giuseppe Pontrelli
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Article
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2006
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Blood flowing in a vessel is modelled using one-dimensional equations derived from the Navier-Stokes theory on the base of long pressure wavelength. The vessel wall is modelled as an initially highly prestressed elastic membrane, which slightly deforms under the blood pressure pulses. On the stresse