Vascular adaptation to exercise in humans: role of hemodynamic stimuli

DJ Green, MTE Hopman, J Padilla… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
On the 400th anniversary of Harvey's Lumleian lectures, this review focuses on
“hemodynamic” forces associated with the movement of blood through arteries in humans …

Effects of disturbed flow on vascular endothelium: pathophysiological basis and clinical perspectives

JJ Chiu, S Chien - Physiological reviews, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) are exposed to hemodynamic forces, which modulate EC
functions and vascular biology/pathobiology in health and disease. The flow patterns and …

Hemodynamic shear stress and the endothelium in cardiovascular pathophysiology

PF Davies - Nature clinical practice Cardiovascular medicine, 2009 - nature.com
Endothelium lining the cardiovascular system is highly sensitive to hemodynamic shear
stresses that act at the vessel luminal surface in the direction of blood flow. Physiological …

MicroRNA-21 targets peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor-α in an autoregulatory loop to modulate flow-induced endothelial inflammation

J Zhou, KC Wang, W Wu… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Adhesion of circulating monocytes to vascular endothelial cells (ECs) is a critical event
leading to vascular inflammation and, hence, development of atherosclerosis. MicroRNAs …

Perspective on CFD studies of coronary artery disease lesions and hemodynamics: a review

JM Zhang, L Zhong, B Su, M Wan… - … journal for numerical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common cardiovascular disease. Early diagnosis
of CAD's physiological significance is of utmost importance for guiding individualized risk …

Molecular mechanisms responsible for the atheroprotective effects of laminar shear stress

S Pan - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2009 - liebertpub.com
The endothelium lining the inner surface of blood vessels of the cardiovascular system is
constantly exposed to hemodynamic shear stress. The interaction between endothelial cells …

Endothelial cell polarization and orientation to flow in a novel microfluidic multimodal shear stress generator

UM Sonmez, YW Cheng, SC Watkins, BL Roman… - Lab on a Chip, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Endothelial cells (EC) respond to shear stress to maintain vascular homeostasis, and a
disrupted response is associated with cardiovascular diseases. To understand how different …

A validated predictive model of coronary fractional flow reserve

Y Huo, M Svendsen, JS Choy… - Journal of The …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFR), an important index of coronary stenosis, is
measured by a pressure sensor guidewire. The determination of FFR, only based on the …

Patient-specific three-dimensional simulation of LDL accumulation in a human left coronary artery in its healthy and atherosclerotic states

U Olgac, D Poulikakos, SC Saur… - American Journal …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
We calculate low-density lipoprotein (LDL) transport from blood into arterial walls in a three-
dimensional, patient-specific model of a human left coronary artery. The in vivo anatomy …

Uncertainty quantification of a three-dimensional in-stent restenosis model with surrogate modelling

D Ye, P Zun, V Krzhizhanovskaya… - Journal of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In-stent restenosis is a recurrence of coronary artery narrowing due to vascular injury
caused by balloon dilation and stent placement. It may lead to the relapse of angina …