Influence of residual stress/strain on the biomechanical stability of vulnerable coronary plaques: Potential impact for evaluating the risk of plaque rupture

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Ohayon, Jacques ^a,b   Dubreuil, Olivier ^c   Tracqui, Philippe ^b   Le Floc'h, Simon ^b   Rioufol, Gilles ^c   Chalabreysse, Lara ^c   Thivolet, Françoise ^c   Pettigrew, Roderic I ^a   Finet, Gérard ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Institut de l'Ingénierie et de l'Information de Santé   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Finite element analysis; Lipid core; Plaque growth; Zero stress state

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34548492949     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00018.2007     Document Type: Article

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