Objective To build the rabbits model with carotid atherosclerosis produced by abnormal shear stress and demonstrate that different levels and forms of shear stress in the casts, upstream from the casts, and downstream from the casts in the carotid arteries can lead to different levels of carotid atherosclerosis. Methods Assembled with silastic collars around the right carotid arteries,all the New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into two groups, the control group (n = 13 ) and the high-cholesterol group (n = 13). The rabbits in t...