Morphological and biomechanical aspects of vulnerable coronary plaque

Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux

Volumn 100, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 547-553

  Finet, Gérard ^a,b,d   Ohayon, J ^c   Rioufol, G ^a   Lefloch, S ^c   Tracqui, P ^c   Dubreuil, O ^a   Tabib, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

^d Cardiovascular Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Coronary vessels; Hemodynamics; Stent design

Indexed keywords

ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEMODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; PULSE PRESSURE;

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FIBROSIS; FORECASTING; HEART RATE; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LIPIDS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NECROSIS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PULSATILE FLOW; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34547782338     PISSN: 00039683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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