The explosive growth of small voids in vulnerable cap rupture; cavitation and interfacial debonding

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 396-401

  Maldonado, Natalia ^a   Kelly Arnold, Adreanne ^a   Cardoso, Luis ^a,b   Weinbaum, Sheldon ^a,b  

^a City University of New York   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Fibrous cap rupture; Microcalcifications; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

CAP THICKNESS; CIRCUMFERENTIAL STRESS; EXPLOSIVE GROWTH; FIBROUS CAP RUPTURE; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTER-PARTICLE SPACING; INTERFACIAL DEBONDING; MICROCALCIFICATIONS; PLAQUE RUPTURE; RUPTURE RISK; SIZE RANGES; THEORETICAL MODELS; TISSUE STRESS; VULNERABLE PLAQUES;

DEBONDING; TISSUE;

CAVITATION;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE RUPTURE; CALCIFICATION; CAP THICKNESS; CAVITATION; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; INTERFACIAL DEBONDING; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MICROCALCIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TISSUE STRESS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84872601671     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.040     Document Type: Article

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