Intravascular hemodynamics and coronary artery disease: New insights and clinical implications

Marina Zaromytidou; Gerasimos Siasos; Ahmet U. Coskun; Michelle Lucier; Antonios P. Antoniadis; Michail I. Papafaklis; Konstantinos C. Koskinas; Ioannis Andreou; Charles L. Feldman; Peter H. Stone

doi:10.1016/j.hjc.2016.11.019

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology (Nov 2016)

Intravascular hemodynamics and coronary artery disease: New insights and clinical implications

Marina Zaromytidou,
Gerasimos Siasos,
Ahmet U. Coskun,
Michelle Lucier,
Antonios P. Antoniadis,
Michail I. Papafaklis,
Konstantinos C. Koskinas,
Ioannis Andreou,
Charles L. Feldman,
Peter H. Stone

Affiliations

Marina Zaromytidou: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
Gerasimos Siasos: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
Ahmet U. Coskun: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
Michelle Lucier: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
Antonios P. Antoniadis: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
Michail I. Papafaklis: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
Konstantinos C. Koskinas: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
Ioannis Andreou: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
Charles L. Feldman: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
Peter H. Stone: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hjc.2016.11.019
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 57, no. 6
pp. 389 – 400

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Intracoronary hemodynamics play a pivotal role in the initiation and progression of the atherosclerotic process. Low pro-inflammatory endothelial shear stress impacts vascular physiology and leads to the occurrence of coronary artery disease and its implications.

Published in Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

ISSN: 1109-9666 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Greece
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/hellenic-journal-of-cardiology

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