Why the study?
Do curvature, tortuosity, and wall shear stress of the superficial femoral artery differ between young men and women?
Population
18 young adult volunteers (9 men, 9 women)
Comparison
Magnetic resonance imaging of the right… vs Comparison between men and women
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May link male femoral artery geometry to atherosclerosis risk; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Do curvature, tortuosity, and wall shear stress of the superficial femoral artery differ between young men and women?
Sex differences in the anatomical course and body size-related curvature of the femoral artery result in adverse flow patterns that may contribute to the higher risk of focal atherosclerosis in men.
Wood et al. (2006) studied this question.
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