Neural stem cells (NSCs) are self-renewing, multipotent cells which give rise to all
components of the central nervous system (CNS) during embryogenesis, but also activate in …

Dolichoarteriopathies of the internal carotid artery (DICAs) are not uncommon, and although
several studies have investigated DICAs, several questions regarding the etiology and best …

Personalized Computational Hemodynamics: Models, Methods, and Applications for
Vascular Surgery and Antitumor Therapy offers practices and advances surrounding the …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is a general assumption in the cerebrovascular
literature that there is an association between carotid artery tortuosity and connective tissues …

Background and Purpose The vascular tortuosity (VT) of the internal carotid artery (ICA), and
vertebral artery (VA) can impact blood flow and neuronal function. However, few studies …

Background Extracranial internal carotid artery (eICA) tortuosity may trigger cerebral
ischemia, and body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body mass based on height and …

Tortuosity in coronary artery has been found to be greatly related to the potential sites of
stenosis in these last years. Many investigations have been carried out based on the tool of …

The presence of tortuosity in coronary artery (CA) affects the local wall shear stress (WSS)
which is an influencing hemodynamic descriptor (HD) for the development of atherosclerotic …

Introduction. The association between arterial tortuosity and acute ischemic stroke (AIS) has
been reported, but showing inconsistent results. We hypothesized that tortuosity of extra …

Extracranial internal carotid artery (EICA) kinking and coiling are the most frequently
reported carotid anomalies in the literature. Embryogenic and acquired causes for such …