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Vascular endothelium, hemodynamics, and the pathobiology of atherosclerosis.
Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Gimbrone Michael A, García-Cardeña Guillermo
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The localization of atherosclerotic lesion formation to regions of disturbed blood flow associated with certain arterial geometries, in humans and experimental animals, suggests an important role for hemodynamic forces in the pathobiology of atherosclerosis. There is increasing evidence that the vascular endothelium, which is directly exposed to various fluid mechanical forces generated by pulsatile blood flow,...
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