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Editorial
. 2023 May 30;15(5):2371-2373.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-23-323. Epub 2023 May 12.

Wall shear stress: the challenges of a rising imaging marker in current clinical practice

Guillaume Goudot  1 , Antonia van Kampen  2
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Editorial

Wall shear stress: the challenges of a rising imaging marker in current clinical practice

Guillaume Goudot et al. J Thorac Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Wall shear stress (WSS); frozen elephant trunk (FET); thoracic aorta.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://jtd.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/jtd-23-323/coif). In the past 36 months, GG has been awarded by the Fédération Frnaçaise de Cardiologie, Société Française de Médecine Vasculaire et Institut Servier. AVK has been awarded by the American Heart Association. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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