A parametric study of inflammatory effects on plaque mechanical stress

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 205, Issue , 2016, Pages 157-159

  Pei, Xuan ^a   Nadkarni, Seemantini ^b   Li, Zhi Yong ^a,c  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Inflammation; Parametric finite element analysis; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; COLLAGEN FIBER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; MECHANICAL STRESS; PARAMETRIC TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84955444847     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.12.019     Document Type: Article

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