This preclinical study demonstrates complex, disturbed flow patterns at arterial junctions in the descending aorta, which may contribute to the localized pathogenesis of atherosclerotic lesions.
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Disturbed aortic flow at branches may promote focal atherosclerosis; hypothesis-generating in animals, human validation required before clinical relevance.
Endo et al. (2004) studied this question.
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