The normal basilar artery: structural properties and mechanical behavior

The leading cause of death in patients who survive subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is stroke as a result of cerebral arterial vasospasm1. Such vasospasms involve a vasoactive response, but they remain enigmatic and no clinical treatment has proven effective in prevention or reduction2. Arteries remode...

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Main Author: Wicker, Bethany Kay
Other Authors: Humphrey, Jay D
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1246
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1246