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One of the most common congenital heart defects, coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a narrowing of the main artery transporting blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It affects more than 1,600 newborns each year in the United States, and can lead to health issues such as hypertension, premature coronary artery disease, aneurysms, stroke and cardiac failure. To better understand risk factors for people with CoA, a large team of researchers, including a former Lawrence Fellow and her mentor at LLNL, have combined machine learning, 3D printing and high performance computing simulations to accurately model blood flow in the aorta. Read more at LLNL News.
