Local blood pressure rather than shear stress should be blamed for plaque rupture

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Sep 23;52(13):1107-8; author reply 1108-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.04.071.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Blood Pressure*
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Disease / physiopathology*
  • Coronary Vessels / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / diagnostic imaging
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / physiopathology
  • Shear Strength
  • Stress, Mechanical
  • Ultrasonography