Helical flow: A means to identify unstable plaques and a new direction for the design of vascular grafts and stents

Atherosclerosis. 2020 May:300:34-36. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.03.002. Epub 2020 Mar 12.

Authors

Sara Baratchi¹, Yung-Chih Chen², Karlheinz Peter³

Affiliations

¹ School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
² Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: karlheinz.peter@baker.edu.au.

PMID: 32216972
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.03.002

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Keywords: Coronary artery disease; Helical flow; Shear stress; Unstable atherosclerotic plaque; Vascular stent.

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MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
Humans
Plaque, Atherosclerotic*
Stents