Open AccessRegional and directional compliance of the healthy aorta: anex vivostudy in a porcine model
Author(s) -
Tobias Krüger,
Kujtim Veseli,
Henning Lausberg,
Luise Vöhringer,
W Schneider,
Christian Schlensak
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivw053
Subject(s) - ascending aorta , aorta , medicine , descending aorta , compliance (psychology) , aortic arch , cardiology , aortic dissection , anatomy , ex vivo , in vivo , social psychology , microbiology and biotechnology , psychology , biology
To gain differential knowledge about the physiological compliance and wall strength of the different regions of the aorta, including the ascending aorta, arch and descending aorta in both the circumferential and longitudinal directions, and to generate a hypothesis on the pathophysiological mechanisms that lead to Type A aortic dissection.
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