Mathematical modelling of atheroma plaque formation and development in coronary arteries

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 11, Issue 90, 2014, Pages

  Cilla, Myriam ^a,b   Peña, Estefanía ^a,b   Martínez, Miguel A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atheroma plaque formation; Convection diffusion reaction equations; Low density lipoprotein transport

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; BODY FLUIDS; DISEASES; LIPOPROTEINS; MACROPHAGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PATHOLOGY;

ATHEROMA PLAQUE FORMATION; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONVECTION-DIFFUSION-REACTION EQUATIONS; INTERFACIAL COUPLINGS; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS; PLAQUE DEVELOPMENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

CYTOKINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROMA PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY HEMODYNAMICS; DARCY LAW EQUATION; DIFFUSION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTHELIUM; FOAM CELL; INTIMA; KEDEM KATCHALSKY EQUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONOCYTE; NAVIER STOKES EQUATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; THERMODYNAMICS; ATHEROMA PLAQUE FORMATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONVECTION-DIFFUSION-REACTION EQUATIONS; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; HUMAN; LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN TRANSPORT; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ATHEROMA PLAQUE FORMATION; CONVECTION-DIFFUSION-REACTION EQUATIONS; LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COLLAGEN; CORONARY VESSELS; CYTOKINES; FOAM CELLS; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MACROPHAGES; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MONOCYTES; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC;

EID: 84889666169     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2013.0866     Document Type: Article

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