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Inducing Persistent Flow Disturbances Accelerates Atherogenesis and Promotes Thin Cap Fibroatheroma Development in D374Y -PCSK9 Hypercholesterolemic Minipigs
Author(s) -
Ryan M. Pedrigi,
Christian Bo Poulsen,
Vikram V. Mehta,
Niels Ramsing Holm,
Nilesh Pareek,
Anouk L. Post,
İsmail Doğu Kılıç,
Winston Banya,
Gianni Dall’Ara,
Alessio Mattesini,
Martin M. Bjørklund,
Niels Peter Andersen,
Anna K. Grøndal,
Enrico Petretto,
Nicolas Foin,
Justin E. Davies,
Carlo Di Mario,
Jacob Fog Bentzon,
Hans Erik Bøtker,
Erling Falk,
Rob Krams,
Ranil de Silva
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.115.016270
Subject(s) - medicine , shear stress , cardiology , stenosis , artery , composite material , materials science
Although disturbed flow is thought to play a central role in the development of advanced coronary atherosclerotic plaques, no causal relationship has been established. We evaluated whether inducing disturbed flow would cause the development of advanced coronary plaques, including thin cap fibroatheroma.

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