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Angiology
In unilateral ischemic stroke, wall shear stress is lower in responsible carotid artery
April 21st, 2006
Wall shear stress is lower in the carotid artery responsible for a unilateral ischemic stroke. "According to the focal nature of atherosclerosis, ischemic stroke is frequently unilateral. Atherosclerotic plaques are favored by local hemodynamic factors as low wall shear stress and/or elevated circumferential wall tension," investigators in Italy note. C. Carallo and colleagues at the General Hospital in Crotone explained, "[The] aim of the present study was to investigate the possible association between hemodynamic forces and cerebrovascular disease. Common carotid mean wall shear stress and circumferential wall tension, Peterson's elastic modulus,...
Source: Science Letter (2006-04-21)
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