Regional variation in biomechanical properties of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Mohammad Yousuf SalmasiSumesh SasidharanJennifer FrattolinLowell EdgarUlrich StockThanos AthanasiouJames MoorePublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
Our results suggest that the outer aortic curve is more prone to dissection propagation and perhaps less prone to rupture than the inner aortic curve. This strengthens the notion of disease heterogeneity in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms and has implications for the pathogenesis of aortic dissection.