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Francesco Migliavacca

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Thrombus mechanics

How can we contribute to improve diagnostics and treatment?

Atherosclerotic plaque rupture in coronary arteries, an important trigger of myocardial infarction, is shown to correlate with high levels of pressure-induced mechanical stresses in plaques. Finite element (FE) analyses are commonly used for plaque stress assessment. However, ...