title: Special communicationthe critical role of mechanical forces in blood vessel development, physiology and pathology
abstract: The following extended abstracts were presented at the Research Initiatives in Vascular Disease Conference, Movers and Shakers in the Vascular Tree-Hemodynamic and Biomechanical Factors in Blood Vessel Pathology, sponsored by The Lifeline Foundation and the Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology Research and Educational Foundation; jointly sponsored by the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter, The Society for Vascular Surgery, and The Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology; in cooperation with the National Institutes of Health-National Heart, Lung &Blood Institute on Mar 11-12, 1999, in Bethesda, Md.
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authors.lastname: Gimbrone
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authors.lastname: Anderson
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authors.lastname: Topper
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authors.lastname: Langille
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authors.lastname: Clowes
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authors.lastname: Davies
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