Factors influencing the mechanical behaviour of healthy human descending thoracic aorta

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1553-1565

  Guinea, Gustavo V ^a   Atienza, Jose M ^a   Rojo, Francisco J ^a   García Herrera, Claudio M ^c   Yiqun, Li ^a   Claes, Els ^a   Goicolea, Jose M ^a   García Montero, Carlos ^b   Burgos, Raul L ^b   Goicolea, Francisco J ^b   Elices, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Aging; Anisotropy; Arterial wall; Mechanical properties; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BLOOD VESSELS; TENSILE TESTING;

% REDUCTIONS; AORTIC TISSUE; ARTERIAL WALL; HEALTHY HUMANS; KEY FACTORS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; POINT OF RUPTURE; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR PATHOLOGY;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 78650424847     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/31/12/001     Document Type: Article

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