Biomechanics of the cardiovascular system: The aorta as an illustratory example

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 719-740

  Kassab, Ghassan S ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary value problem; Function; Homeostasis remodelling; Material properties; Structure

Indexed keywords

AORTA; AORTA BIFURCATION; AORTA PRESSURE; AORTA WALL; BIOMECHANICS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GEOMETRY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 33845399121     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2006.0138     Document Type: Review

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