Identification of the haemodynamic environment permissive for plaque erosion

Abstract Endothelial erosion of atherosclerotic plaques is the underlying cause of approximately 30% of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). As the vascular endothelium is profoundly affected by the haemodynamic environment to which it is exposed, we employed computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analysis of...

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Main Authors: Michael McElroy, Yongcheol Kim, Giampaolo Niccoli, Rocco Vergallo, Alexander Langford-Smith, Filippo Crea, Frank Gijsen, Thomas Johnson, Amir Keshmiri, Stephen J. White
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ef5b331bf76b40f18ac1af8a6885b00e
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