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Different patterns of blood flow in vessels. Arterial flow patterns are exquisitely sensitive to vessel geometry including branching, bifurcation, and curvature. The ECs are exposed to turbulent flow or disturbed shear in the branch points where the atherosclerosis easily developed.
