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Does the principle of minimum work apply at the carotid bifurcation: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: There is recent interest in the role of carotid bifurcation anatomy, geometry and hemodynamic factors in the pathogenesis of carotid artery atherosclerosis. Certain anatomical and geometric configurations at the carotid bifurcation have been linked to disturbed flow. It has been proposed...

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Autores principales: Beare, Richard J, Das, Gita, Ren, Mandy, Chong, Winston, Sinnott, Matthew D, Hilton, James E, Srikanth, Velandai, Phan, Thanh G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3178471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21861925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2342-11-17