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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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/59714/ |