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Compensatory Effect between Aortic Stiffening and Remodelling during Ageing

Compensatory Effect between Aortic Stiffening and Remodelling during Ageing

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Compensatory Effect between Aortic Stiffening and Remodelling during Ageing

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Compensatory Effect between Aortic Stiffening and Remodelling during Ageing

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2015-10, Vol.10 (10), p.e0139211

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

The arterial tree exhibits a complex spatio-temporal wave pattern, whose healthy behaviour depends on a subtle balance between mechanical and geometrical properties. Several clinical studies demonstrated that such a balance progressively breaks down during ageing, when the aorta stiffens and remodels by increasing its diameter. These two degenerati...

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Compensatory Effect between Aortic Stiffening and Remodelling during Ageing

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1719360792

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1719360792

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0139211

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