title: Vulnerable plaque: the biomechanics of matter.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: joc@med.auth.gr.
authors.forename: Yiannis S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chatzizisis
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Antonios P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Antoniadis
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jolanda J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wentzel
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Engineering and Atherosclerosis Laboratory, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: George D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Giannoglou
mesh_terms: D017073:Atherectomy; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques; D006801:Humans; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Atherosclerosis; Biomechanical forces; Coronary arteries; Strain