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Hemodynamic forces not only regulate blood vessel geometry and structure, i.e., remodeling, but they can be considered also as main factors influencing the development of different forms of vascular disease, such as atherosclerosis, and aneurysms. Of particular importance is the role of shear stress, the minute force resulting from the friction that the flowing blood exerts on the luminal surface, on the localization and development of atherosclerosis.
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Westerhof, N., Stergiopulos, N., Noble, M.I.M. (2010). Blood Flow and Arterial Disease. In: Snapshots of Hemodynamics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6363-5_28
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