Coronary Circulation

Dr. Kassab received his BS (Chemical Engineering), MS (Engineering Sciences), and PhD (Bioengineering, Summa Cum Laude) from UCSD. He previously served as the Guidant Chair and Professor at Indiana/Purdue University. He is the founder and current President of California Medical Innovations Institute in San Diego.Dr. Kassab is the recipient of the NIH Young Investigator Award, AHA Established Investigator Award, Farriborz Maseeh Best Research Award, Abraham M. Max Distinguished Professor Award, Eminent Engineer Award of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Indiana’s President Circle Award, and Glenn IrwinChancellor Best Research Scholar Award. Dr. Kassab has published over 300full-length publications and his scientific interests encompass the biomechanics of cardiovascular and gastroenterology systems in health and disease. He also has over 250 issued or pending patents in the areas of diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, aneurysm, and obesity. Dr. Kassab’s intellectualproperties have resulted in multiple start-ups and licensesto the medical device industry.

• Chapter 1: Biomechanics.- Chapter 2: Morphometry of Coronary Vasculature.- Chapter 3: Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of the Coronary Vasculature.- Chapter 4: Constitutive Models of Coronary Vasculature.- Chapter 5: Network Analysis of Coronary Circulation: I. Steady State Flow.- Chapter 6: Network Analysis of Coronary Circulation: II. Pulsatile Flow.- Chapter 7: Scaling Laws of Coronary Vasculature.-  Chapter 8: Local Coronary Flow and Stress Distribution.