Mechanical properties of human atherosclerotic intima tissue

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 773-783

  Akyildiz, Ali C ^a   Speelman, Lambert ^a   Gijsen, Frank J H ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Mechanical properties; Plaque

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; STRESSES; TISSUE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOMECHANICAL STRESS; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; CLINICAL APPLICATION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PLAQUE; RISK STRATIFICATION;

BIOMECHANICS;

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; LIPID;

AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMORAL ARTERY; INTIMA; LIPID COMPOSITION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLAQUE;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TUNICA INTIMA; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84894663002     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.01.019     Document Type: Article

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