Fluid Dynamics as a Localizing Factor for Atherosclerosis
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-69087-7 (ISBN)
Opening Comments.- Fluid Dynamic Approaches to Atherosclerosis.- A Fluid-Dynamicist's and a Physiologist's Look at Arterial Flow and Arteriosclerosis.- The Case for Fluid Dynamics as a Localizing Factor in Atherogenesis.- Flow and Atherogenesis in the Human Carotid Bifurcation.- Pulsating Flow in Distensible Models of Vascular Branches.- Coronary Artery Geometry and Its Fluid Mechanical Implications.- Flow Patterns in Model and Natural Branching Vessels.- Geometric Effects on the Hemodynamic Environment of the Arterial Wall: A Basis for Geometric Risk Factors?.- The Drainage of Transmural Flow and the Consequences of Its Insufficiency.- Fluid Mechanical Factors in Macromolecular Transport by the Arterial Wall.- The Role of Hydrodynamic Factors in Platelet Activation and Thrombotic Events: The Effects of Shear Stress of Short Duration.- Microrheology of Thrombocyte Deposition: Effect of Stimulation, Flow Direction, and Red Cells.- The Localization of Transient Subendothelial Water-Filled Blisters in the in Situ Rabbit Aorta as a Result of Reduction in Pressure.- Influence of Convection and Vasoactive Agents on the Mass Transport Properties of the Arterial Wall.- Haemodynamic Influences on Platelets in Haemostasis and Thrombosis.- Effects of Antihypertensive Drugs and Blood Velocity.- General Properties of Endothelial Cells.- The Endothelium as a Mediating Factor in Transport Across the Arterial Wall.- Morphology and Fluid-Dynamics of Endothelial Cells at the Site of Vascular Bifurcation.- Location and Morphology of Hypertensive Lesions in Coronary Arteries of Dogs.- Response of Vascular Endothelium to Unsteady Fluid Shear Stress in Vitro.- Injury at the Vascular Surface.- Cellular Participation in Atherogenesis: Selected Facets of Endothelium, Smooth Muscle, and thePeripheral Blood Monocyte.- Evidence that High Flow Velocity and Endothelial Disruption Are Not the Principal Factors in Experimental Plaque Localization.- Localization of Early Atherosclerotic Lesions in Carotid and Coronary Bifurcations in Humans - A Bifurcation of the High Shear Stress Hypothesis.- Quantitative Arterial Wall Morphology.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.12.2011 |
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| Zusatzinfo | X, 232 p. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 244 mm |
| Gewicht | 434 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Mechanik | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Strömungsmechanik | |
| Schlagworte | Arterienverkalkung • atherosclerosis • Dynamics • fluid- and aerodynamics • Fluid Dynamics • Hämodynamik |
| ISBN-10 | 3-642-69087-4 / 3642690874 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-642-69087-7 / 9783642690877 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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