In Vivo Wall Shear Stress Distribution in the Carotid Artery Effect of Bifurcation Geometry, Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis, and Recanalization Therapy
In Vivo Wall Shear Stress Distribution in the Carotid Artery Effect of Bifurcation Geometry, Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis, and Recanalization Therapy
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DOI:
10.1161/circimaging.110.958504
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发表时间:
2010-11-01
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7.5
通讯作者:
Harloff, Andreas
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作者:
Markl, Michael;Wegent, Felix;Harloff, Andreas
Background-The purpose of this study was to analyze the in vivo distribution of absolute wall shear stress (WSS(abs)) and oscillatory shear index (OSI) in the carotid bifurcation and to evaluate its dependence on bifurcation geometry, the presence of internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis, and recanalization therapy.Methods and Results-Time-resolved 3D blood flow was acquired with flow-sensitive 4D MRI in 64 normal carotid bifurcations and 17 carotid arteries with moderate ICA stenosis (48 +/- 6%) or after surgical recanalization. Among 64 normal arteries, atherogenic wall parameters were consistently concentrated in proximal bulb regions of the common (CCA) and internal (ICA) carotid arteries. The fraction of the carotid bulb exposed to atherosclerosis-prone wall parameters (low WSS(abs) below and high OSI above group-defined 20% and 10% thresholds) was correlated with the individual bifurcation geometry. Multiple regressions revealed significant (P