Thrombus size does not determine intrathrombus plasma velocity. (A-C) Successive stages of thrombus growth with corresponding number of platelets and bulk plasma velocity field. (D) The horizontal axis represents the number of platelets in the hemostatic thrombus. The vertical axis shows the average plasma velocity computed between the platelets. In all cases, the inlet vessel velocity is modeled as a pressure-driven parabolic profile with a maximum velocity of 2 mm/second (s).