Comparison of mechanical properties of human ascending aorta and aortic sinuses

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-94

  Azadani, Ali N ^a   Chitsaz, Sam ^a   Matthews, Peter B ^a   Jaussaud, Nicolas ^a   Leung, James ^a   Tsinman, Tonia ^a   Ge, Liang ^a   Tseng, Elaine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AORTA, THORACIC; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SINUS OF VALSALVA; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84055183571     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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