The primary relation of hemodynamics to the inherent pathology of atherosclerosis is the
subject of the present communication. Hemodynamic factors can account for the
characteristically patchy distribution of atherosclerotic lesions and the relative freedom from
atherosclerosis in apparently identical adjacent areas of intima. Local factors, based upon
the laws of hydrodynamics, can account for the varied pathologic appearance of arterial
occlusive disease in the aorta and coronary arteries, as well as in arteries of the viscera and …