Effect of shear stress alteration on atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability in cholesterol-fed rabbits.

Effect of shear stress alteration on atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability in cholesterol-fed rabbits.

den Dekker, Wijnand K; Tempel, Dennie; Speelman, Lambert; Huizingh, Jeroen; Ramos, Allan; Gijsen, Frank J; Wentzel, Jolanda J; Cheng, Caroline; Duckers, Henricus J.

den Dekker WK; Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Experimental Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Tempel D; Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Experimental Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Speelman L; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Huizingh J; Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Experimental Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Ramos A; Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Experimental Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Gijsen FJ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Wentzel JJ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Cheng C; Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Experimental Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Duckers HJ; Department of Cardiology, Division of Heart and Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands h.j.duckers@umcutrecht.nl.