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Angiology
Wall shear stress implications in atherosclerosis are verified by hemodynamic analysis
April 11th, 2006
A hemodynamic analysis of the entire epicardial left coronary artery tree verifies the implications of wall shear stress in atherosclerosis mechanisms. According to recent research from Greece, "Despite the fact that the role of wall shear stress (WSS) as a local mechanical factor in atherogenesis is well established, its distribution over the entire normal human left coronary artery (LCA) tree has not yet been studied." J.V. Soulis and colleagues at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & Fluid Mechanics explained, "A three-dimensional computer generated model of the epicardial LCA tree, based on averaged human data sets extracted from angiographies,...
Source: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week (2006-04-11)
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