Influence of oscillating flow on LDL transport and wall shear stress in the normal aortic arch

Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 128-142

  Soulis, J ^a   Giannoglou, G ^b   Dimitrakopoulou, M ^a   Papaioannou, V ^a   Logothetides, S ^c   Mikhailidis, D ^d  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic arch; Atherosclerosis; Unsteady low density lipoprotein transport; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

AORTA ARCH; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DESCENDING AORTA; DIASTOLE; HEART CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYSTOLE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77953423888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18741924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874192400903010128     Document Type: Article

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