Modeling of Mechanical Stress Exerted by Cholesterol Crystallization on Atherosclerotic Plaques.

Plaque rupture is the critical cause of cardiovascular thrombosis, but the detailed mechanisms are not fully understood. Recent studies have found abundant cholesterol crystals in ruptured plaques, and it has been proposed that the rapid expansion of cholesterol crystals in a limited space during cr...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Yuemei Luo, Dongyao Cui, Xiaojun Yu, Si Chen, Xinyu Liu, Hongying Tang, Xianghong Wang, Linbo Liu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4858299?pdf=render