Conceptual New Biomechanical Approaches to Identify Coronary Plaques at Risk of Disruption.
Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: pstone@partners.org.
Peter H
PH
Stone
Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Ahmet Umit
AU
Coskun
D003198:Computer Simulation; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*
axial plaque stress; computational fluid dynamics; coronary artery disease; coronary plaque; wall shear stress