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From: Vascular Remodelling Relates to an Elevated Oscillatory Shear Index and Relative Residence Time in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Figure 2

The RRT was obviously increased in antihypertensive-treated SHRs compared with WKYs. (a) Distribution of the RRT averaged over a cardiac cycle derived from aorta CFD models in SHRs and WKYs. The RRT scale ranges from 0 (dark blue) to 0.5 (red). (b) The ratio of the area with an RRT > 0.5 of the whole aorta model and (c) the RRT values in a region near the inner wall of the aortic arch were analysed. Values are presented as the mean ± SD. (n = 6). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, vs WKY-CON. †† P < 0.01, vs WKY-NIF. CON, control; NIF, nifedipine.

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