Antonios P. Antoniadis1, MD, PhD; Andreas A. Giannopoulos1, MD; Jolanda J. Wentzel2, PhD; Michael Joner3, MD; George D. Giannoglou4, MD, PhD; Renu Virmani3, MD; Yiannis S. Chatzizisis1*, MD, PhD, FESC
1. Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 2. Biomechanics Laboratory, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 3. CVPath Institute, Gaithersburg, MD, USA; 4. Cardiovascular Engineering
Coronary artery bifurcations are susceptible to atherosclerosis as aresult of the unique local flow patterns and the subsequent endothelial shear stress (ESS) environment that are conducive to the de