It has been well established that wall shear stress is an important determinant of endothelial
cell function and gene expression as well as of its structure. There is increasing evidence …

Based upon theory, wall shear stress (WSS), an important determinant of endothelial
function and gene expression, has been assumed to be constant along the arterial tree and …

Haemodynamic forces influence the functional properties of vascular endothelium.
Endothelial cells (ECs) have a variety of receptors, which sense flow and transmit …

Wall shear stress (blood viscosity× wall shear rate), imposed by the flowing blood, and blood
pressure are the main mechanical forces acting on a blood vessel wall. Accurate …

In arterial blood flow, the wall shear stress expresses the force per unit area exerted by the
wall on the fluid in a direction on the local tangent plane. There is substantial evidence that …

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

Wall shear stress (WSS), the frictional force between blood and endothelium, is an important
determinant of vascular function. It is generally assumed that WSS remains constant at a …

A striking feature of atherosclerosis is its patchy distribution within the vascular system;
certain arteries and certain locations within each artery are preferentially affected. Identifying …

Atherosclerosis develops preferentially at branches and curvatures of the arterial tree, where
blood flow pattern is disturbed rather than being laminar, and wall shear stress has an …

Special Article produces not only circumferential but also normal tensions. The direction of
the shear stress vector is determined by the direction of the blood flow velocity vector very …