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Thin-capped atheromata with reduced collagen content in pigs develop in coronary arterial regions exposed to persistently low endothelial shear stress.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jul 2013
Koskinas Konstantinos C, Sukhova Galina K, Baker Aaron B, Papafaklis Michail I, Chatzizisis Yiannis S, Coskun Ahmet U, Quillard Thibaut, Jonas Michael, Maynard Charles, Antoniadis Antonios P, Shi Guo-Ping, Libby Peter, Edelman Elazer R, Feldman Charles L, Stone Peter H
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OBJECTIVE: The mechanisms promoting the focal formation of rupture-prone coronary plaques in vivo remain incompletely understood. This study tested the hypothesis that coronary regions exposed to low endothelial shear stress (ESS) favor subsequent development of collagen-poor, thin-capped plaques...
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