How does calcification influence plaque vulnerability? Insights from fatigue analysis

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

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

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FATIGUE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; RUPTURE; SIMULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CALCINOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84900029202     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/417324     Document Type: Article

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