Comparative Analysis of Porcine and Human Thoracic Aortic Stiffness.

CONCLUSIONS: The stiffness of young porcine aortic tissue shows good correspondence with human tissue aged <60 years, especially in the ascending aorta. Young porcine aortic tissue is less stiff than human aortic tissue aged ≥60 years.
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Source: PubMed: Eur J Vasc Endovasc ... - February 2, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: de Beaufort HWL, Ferrara A, Conti M, Moll FL, van Herwaarden JA, Figueroa CA, Bismuth J, Auricchio F, Trimarchi S Tags: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg Source Type: research