Jansen, Imke (author), Crielaard, Hanneke (author), Wissing, Tamar (author), Bouten, Carlijn (author), Gijsen, F.J.H. (author), Akyildiz, A.C. (author), Farrell, Eric (author), van der Heiden, Kim (author) Rupture of the cap of an atherosclerotic plaque can lead to thrombotic cardiovascular events. It has been suggested, through computational models, that the presence of microcalcifications in the atherosclerotic cap can increase the risk of cap rupture. However, the experimental confirmation of this hypothesis is still lacking. In this study,...
journal article 2023