A study of the solid and fluid mechanics of atherosclerotic plaques using numerical simulations

Cardiovascular diseases are closely related to atherosclerosis, a medical condition that consists of a local narrowing of the artery diameter due to the thickening of the artery wall. This narrowing, also known as stenosis, is caused by an accumulation of fatty substances, also known as plaque, in t...

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Main Author: Alegre Martínez, César
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/59714/