Age related development of atherosclerotic plaque stress: A population-based finite-element analysis

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-19

  Veress, Alexander I ^a,b   Cornhill, J Fredrick ^a,b   Herderick, Edward E ^a   Thomas, James D ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Computer simulation; Coronary disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031894396     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-199809010-00003     Document Type: Article

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