Table 4.

Percentage difference between PRM and UNST simulations of pressure drop, velocity, and vorticity and WSS magnitude for numerical analysis along polylines. Percentage differences are listed for peak systole, mid-diastole, and end-diastole of the cardiac cycle.

	Pressure % Difference			Velocity % Difference			Vorticity % Difference			WSS% Difference
Lines	Peak systole	Mid diastole	End diastole	Peak systole	Mid diastole	End diastole	Peak systole	Mid diastole	End diastole	Peak systole	Mid diastole	End diastole
I	1.85	0.61	1.15	0.49	2.00	2.55	−1.71	0.10	4.10	4.96	4.17	3.25
II	2.06	1.64	2.70	−2.46	−2.87	−1.39	−0.21	−0.25	−0.92	−4.74	−4.61	−3.60
III	2.14	1.81	2.07	−2.90	−2.21	−2.05	−2.69	−2.41	−2.44	−2.73	2.98	4.98
IV	−2.28	0.93	1.25	2.13	−2.28	−0.50	2.21	−1.76	−3.06	−4.11	4.90	3.84
Mean	2.08	1.25	1.79	1.99	1.84	1.62	1.71	1.13	2.63	4.14	4.17	3.92

PRM: Parametric hexahedral mesh; UNST: Unstructured tetrahedral mesh; WSS: wall shear stress.