Local blood pressure rather than shear stress should be blamed for plaque rupture.
Arnold P G
AP
Hoeks
Koen D
KD
Reesink
Evelien
E
Hermeling
Robert S
RS
Reneman
D001794:Blood Pressure; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D033081:Shear Strength; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014463:Ultrasonography