Fatigue crack propagation analysis of plaque rupture

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Pei, Xuan ^a   Wu, Baijian ^a   Li, Zhi Yong ^a,b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; fatigue; plaque rupture; stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHRONIC FATIGUE; CIRCUMFERENTIAL STRESS; CRITICAL LOCATION; CROSS-SECTION MODELING; FRACTURE MECHANICS THEORY; PLAQUE RUPTURE;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROMATOUS PLAQUE RUPTURE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; THICKNESS; ARTERY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RUPTURE; INJURY;

ARTERIES; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RUPTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84887585124     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4025106     Document Type: Article

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