The Effect of Mechanical Overloading on Surface Roughness of the Coronary Arteries

Figure 2

LAD coronary artery-dissected tissue with the longitudinal and circumferential axes labelled. (a) The LAD coronary artery with the myocardium removed and the LAD coronary artery opened longitudinally. (b) The LAD coronary artery specimens prepared as 20 mm sections starting at the defined top point at the bifurcation of LCX, with the proximal, middle, and distal sections identified. Length () and sample width ( and ) of proximal LAD coronary artery specimens used in this study. Note: thickness () was measured perpendicular to the - plane, in the plane.

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