A Computational Model to Assess Poststenting Wall Stresses Dependence on Plaque Structure and Stenosis Severity in Coronary Artery
Figure 6
Maximum von Mises stress values against varying fibrous cap thickness (FCT) (thin, medium, thick) for 40%, 60%, and 80% stenosed coronaries, opened to a healthy lumen diameter of 2.68 mm, on different layers. (a) Fibrous cap (FC) (area weighted average value of highly concentrated stress region), (b) necrotic core (NC), (c) fibrosis (F), and (d) arterial wall (AW). Contour plots represent the pattern of von Mises stress distribution through each layer.
