Jansen, Imke (author), Cahalane, Rachel (author), Hengst, Ranmadusha (author), Akyildiz, A.C. (author), Farrell, Eric (author), Gijsen, F.J.H. (author), Aikawa, Elena (author), van der Heiden, Kim (author), Wissing, Tamar (author) The rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque cap overlying a lipid pool and/or necrotic core can lead to thrombotic cardiovascular events. In essence, the rupture of the plaque cap is a mechanical event, which occurs when the local stress exceeds the local tissue strength. However, due to inter- and intra-cap heterogeneity, the resulting ultimate...
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