Figure 6: Low WSS distribution in the thoracic aorta.
From: The influence of the aortic valve angle on the hemodynamic features of the thoracic aorta
(A) Colormap of WSS where WSS is <0.1 Pa, (B) comparison with the bottom 5% percentile of WSS. The black arrows in (A) indicate regions of WSS with <0.1 Pa in the descending aorta. *Statistical difference (p < 0.01, Bonferroni corrected) in comparison with WSS at straight aortic valve flow. †Statistical difference (p < 0.01, Bonferroni corrected) in comparison with WSS at the same aortic flow direction, but at 15°. The error bar indicates the mean + SD. Only the positive error is shown for clarity. L and R indicate left and right, respectively.
