Exercise, age, and carotid geometry all have effects on disturbed flows (IMAGE)

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Exercise, age, and carotid geometry all have effects on disturbed flows

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Exercise, age, and carotid geometry all have effects on disturbed flows, which are correlated with the initiation and formation of atherosclerotic plaques.

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Xinyi He, Xiaolei Yang

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