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. 2026 Feb 6;13:1744904. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1744904

Figure 2.

Four-panel figure demonstrating endothelial shear stress and vascular remodelling in a representative rabbit case example. Panel A shows a three-dimensional vessel model colour-coded according to endothelial shear stress, overlaid on the angiographic image. Panel B presents a carpet plot of endothelial shear stress along the axial length of the vessel, coloured according to value in pascals. Panel C displays violin plots comparing endothelial shear stress immediately post-implantation and at three months. Panel D shows a scatter plot with a fitted regression line illustrating the relationship between changes in vessel cross-sectional area and endothelial shear stress, including correlation statistics.

Endothelial shear stress in a representative rabbit external iliac artery. (A) Three-dimensional reconstruction of the left iliac artery showing post-implantation ESS co-registered with angiography. (B) Carpet plot of ESS distribution along vessel length and circumference; dashed bracket marks the scaffolded segment. (C) Violin/boxplots of ESS at post-implantation (blue) and 3 months (yellow). (D) Scatterplot of post-implantation ESS (ESSPI) versus 3-month change in lumen cross-sectional area [ΔCSA3M–PI (mm2)]; points coloured by density (dark to light blue). Circ, circumference.