Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) are exposed to hemodynamic forces, which modulate EC
functions and vascular biology/pathobiology in health and disease. The flow patterns and …

Mechanical forces associated with blood flow play important roles in the acute control of
vascular tone, the regulation of arterial structure and remodeling, and the localization of …

Fluid velocities were measured by laser Doppler velocimetry under conditions of pulsatile
flow in a scale model of the human carotid bifurcation. Flow velocity and wall shear stress at …

The heterogeneity of plaque formation, the vascular remodelling response to plaque
formation, and the consequent phenotype of plaque instability attest to the extraordinarily …

Atherosclerosis affects the major elastic and muscular arteries, but some vessels are largely
spared while others may be markedly diseased. The carotid bifurcation, the coronary …

The effects of hemodynamic forces upon vascular endothelial cell turnover were studied by
exposing contact-inhibited confluent cell monolayers to shear stresses of varying amplitude …

The localization of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries may be governed by local
hemodynamic features. In this study, the pulsatile hemodynamics of the left coronary artery …

Atherosclerosis is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the Western world.
Inflammation and blood flow alterations are new markers emerging as possible …

Laser Doppler anemometry experiments and finite element simulations of steady flow in a
three dimensional model of the carotid bifurcation were performed to investigate the …

Advances in numerical methods and three-dimensional imaging techniques have enabled
the quantification of cardiovascular mechanics in subject-specific anatomic and physiologic …