Age-related wall shear stress changes assessed by vascular vector flow mapping in the carotid arteries of healthy adults: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wall shear stress (WSS) is related to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. WSS is affected by a variety of hemodynamic factors, and there is still a lack of accurate and objective methods for measuring it. This study sought to evaluate hemodynamic changes in WSS_{maximum (max)}, WSS_mean, WSS_{minimum (min)} in the common carotid artery of healthy adults of different ages using vascular vector flow mapping (VFM).

Methods

A retrospective analysis was conducted on 70 healthy volunteers aged 20-89 years who were recruited from our Ultrasound Department between February 2021 and June 2021. An ultrasound system with a 3-15 MHz probe was used to determine regions of interest (ROIs) of the common carotid artery. VFM-based WSS measurements were o

SUBMITTER: He L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11384466 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature