Higher critical plaque wall stress in patients who died of coronary artery disease compared with those who died of other causes: A 3D FSI study based on ex vivo MRI of coronary plaques

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 432-437

  Huang, Xueying ^a,b   Yang, Chun ^b,c   Zheng, Jie ^d   Bach, Richard ^e   Muccigrosso, David ^d   Woodard, Pamela K ^d   Tang, Dalin ^b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Life Science and Bioengineering Center   (United States)

^c Network Technology Research Institute China United Network Communications Corporation Limited   (China)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Fluid structure interactions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Stress; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY PLAQUES; GLOBAL MAXIMUM; HEART ATTACK; MECHANICAL FORCE; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; VULNERABLE PLAQUES;

DISEASES; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STRESSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CRITICAL PLAQUE WALL STRESS; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STRESS; VULNERABLE PLAQUE;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC;

EID: 84891824575     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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