Changes in aortic pulse wave velocity of four thoracic aortic stent grafts in an ex vivo porcine model.
Hector Willem Livius de BeaufortMargherita CodaMichele ContiTheodorus M J van BakelFoeke J H NautaEttore LanzaroneFrans L MollJoost A van HerwaardenFerdinando AuricchioSanti TrimarchiPublished in: PloS one (2017)
In this experimental set-up, aortic stiffness increased significantly after stent graft deployment with each of the four types of stent graft, with the increase in aortic stiffness depending on the extent of stent graft coverage.