Systematic review and meta-analysis of Murray’s law in the coronary arterial circulation
Daniel Taylor, Harry Saxton, Ian Halliday, Tom Newman, D. Rodney Hose, Ghassan S. Kassab, Julian Gunn, Paul Morris
Abstract
= 99%). The pooled exponent of 2.39 showed very close agreement with the theoretical exponent of 2.33 (7/3) reported by Kassab and colleagues. This exponent may provide a more accurate description of coronary morphometric scaling in human and mammalian coronary arteries, as compared with Murray's original law. This has important implications for the assessment, diagnosis, and interventional treatment of coronary artery disease.
Topics & Concepts
Circulation (fluid dynamics)CardiologyInternal medicineMeta-analysisCoronary circulationMedicineMechanicsPhysicsBlood flowCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics