Hemodynamic Influences on abdominal aortic aneurysm disease: Application of biomechanics to aneurysm pathophysiology

Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 11-21

  Dua, Monica M ^a   Dalman, Ronald L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Blood flow; Exercise; Hemodynamics; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

HEME OXYGENASE 1; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA FLOW; BIOMECHANICS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SHEAR STRESS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 77952546244     PISSN: 15371891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2010.03.004     Document Type: Review

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