Local Blood Pressure Rather Than Shear Stress Should Be Blamed for Plaque Rupture

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 52, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1107-1108

  Hoeks, Arnold P G ^a   Reesink, Koen D ^a   Hermeling, Evelien ^a   Reneman, Robert S ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; GEOMETRY; HEMODYNAMICS; KINETICS; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; STIMULATION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 51449108157     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.04.071     Document Type: Letter

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