Article
Hemodynamics and endothelial cell biology in cardiovascular diseases
2011-01-01
Abstract excerpt
Atherosclerotic plaques develop preferentially in curved and branching arteries in-vivo. Lipids and inflammatory cells accumulation in the intimal layer of the arterial wall is considered as the main driving mechanism in the disease progression. Evidences suggest that this focal distribution of plaques may result from the combination of systemic risk factors including high plasma cholesterol, smoking, diabetis, hy...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 50b4876f-2d45-5e56-bfd4-4a0f992cf9c0
- DOI
- 10.25560/6392
