Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide,
especially in developed countries, with an increasing incidence in developing countries …

Shear stress represents the frictional force that the flow of blood exerts at the endothelial
surface of the vessel wall and plays a central role in cell function and structure via managing …

Although the entire coronary tree is exposed to the atherogenic effect of the systemic risk
factors, atherosclerotic lesions form at specific arterial regions, where low and oscillatory …

Atherosclerosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and a thorough
understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms is crucial for the …

Atherosclerotic vascular disease and its complications are among the top causes of mortality
worldwide. In the vascular lumen, atherosclerotic plaques are not randomly distributed …

Atherosclerosis, the leading cause of death in the developed world and nearly the leading
cause in the developing world, is associated with systemic risk factors including …

Atherosclerosis (AS) is the major form of cardiovascular disease and the leading cause of
morbidity and mortality in countries around the world. Atherosclerosis combines the …

Although traditional cardiovascular risk factors 'prime the soil'for atherogenesis systemically,
atherosclerosis primarily occurs in a site-specific manner with a predilection towards the …

Coronary atherosclerosis progresses both as slow, gradual enlargement of focal plaque and
also as a more dynamic process with periodic abrupt changes in plaque geometry, size, and …

Although the pathobiology of atherosclerosis is a complex multifactorial process, blood flow-
induced shear stress has emerged as an essential feature of atherogenesis. This fluid drag …