The heterogeneity of plaque formation, the vascular remodelling response to plaque
formation, and the consequent phenotype of plaque instability attest to the extraordinarily …

Cumulative evidence from histology-based studies demonstrate that the currently available
intravascular imaging techniques have fundamental limitations that do not allow complete …

Expert recommendations on the assessment of wall shear stress in human coronary arteries:
existing methodologies, technical considerations, and clinical applications | European Heart …

In arterial blood flow, the wall shear stress expresses the force per unit area exerted by the
wall on the fluid in a direction on the local tangent plane. There is substantial evidence that …

Hemodynamic factors, induced by pulsatile blood flow, play a crucial role in vascular health
and diseases, such as the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Computational fluid …

Plaque rupture is related to the mechanical stress it suffered. The value and distribution of
the mechanical stress in plaque could help on assessing plaque vulnerability. To look into …

Aims: To develop and validate a new methodology that allows accurate 3-dimensional (3-D)
coronary artery reconstruction using standard, simple angiographic and intravascular …

Three-dimensional reconstruction of vessels from digital X-ray angiographic images is a
powerful technique that compensates for limitations in angiography. It can provide …

The miniaturization of medical devices and the progress in image processing have allowed
the development of a multitude of intravascular imaging modalities that permit more …

In the last two decades, numerical models have become well-recognized and widely
adopted tools to investigate stenting procedures. Due to limited computational resources …