Plaque-prone hemodynamics impair endothelial function in pig carotid arteries.

@article{Gambillara2006PlaqueproneHI,
  title={Plaque-prone hemodynamics impair endothelial function in pig carotid arteries.},
  author={Veronica Gambillara and C{\'e}line Chambaz and Gabriela Montorzi and Sylvain Roy and Nikos Stergiopulos and Paolo Silacci},
  journal={American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology},
  year={2006},
  volume={290 6},
  pages={
          H2320-8
        }
}
Hemodynamic forces play an active role in vascular pathologies, particularly in relation to the localization of atherosclerotic lesions. It has been established that low shear stress combined with cyclic reversal of flow direction (oscillatory shear stress) affects the endothelial cells and may lead to an initiation of plaque development. The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of hemodynamic conditions in arterial segments perfused in vitro in the absence of other stimuli. Left common… 
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