Effects of varied lipid core volume and fibrous cap thickness on stress distribution in carotid arterial plaques

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 3053-3059

  Gao, Hao ^a   Long, Quan ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic plaque; Cumulative histogram; Fibrous cap thickness; Fluid structure interaction; Lipid core volume; Wall tensile stress

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE STRESS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CUMULATIVE HISTOGRAM; FIBROUS CAP THICKNESS; LIPID CORE VOLUME; WALL TENSILE STRESS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; GEOMETRY; HEART CYCLE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEMODYNAMIC STRESS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STENOSIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 53149097305     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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