Table 1. The variables of the model: concentrations and densities are in units of g/cm 3.
| L: | concentration of LDL | H: | concentration of HDL |
| Lox: | concentration of ox-LDL | r: | concentration of free radicals |
| P: | concentration of MCP-1 | Iγ: | concentration of IFN-γ |
| I 12: | concentration of IL-12 | G: | concentration of PDGF |
| Q: | concentration of MMPs | Qr: | concentration of TIMP |
| M: | density of macrophages | T: | density of T cells |
| S: | density of SMCs | ρ: | density of ECM |
| F: | density of foam cell | σ: | pressure (in g cm 2/day) |
| u: | fluid velocity (in cm/day) |