Tensile and compressive properties of fresh human carotid atherosclerotic plaques

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2760-2767

  Maher, Eoghan ^a   Creane, Arthur ^b   Sultan, Sherif ^c,d   Hynes, Niamh ^c,d   Lally, Caitríona ^b   Kelly, Daniel J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^d Galway Clinic   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic plaque; Carotid; Human; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL LOCATIONS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID PLAQUES; CHARACTERISATION; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HUMAN ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES; IN-VIVO; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; UNIAXIAL TESTS; VASCULAR MECHANICS;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MECHATRONICS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; BIOMECHANICS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HARDNESS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 71549139136     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.07.032     Document Type: Article

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