Protective Biomechanical and Histological Changes in the False Lumen Wall in Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection
Dong H, Liu M, Cebull H, Chhabra A, Zhou Y, Piccinelli M, Oshinski J, Elefteriades J, Gleason R, Leshnower B. Protective Biomechanical and Histological Changes in the False Lumen Wall in Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection. JTCVS Open 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2024.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic phaseChronic type B aortic dissectionType B aortic dissectionHistological changesB aortic dissectionIncreased aortic stiffnessAcute to chronic phaseAortic stiffnessDecreased elastinIncreased collagenQuantification of collagenBiaxial tension testsStress-strain curvesBiomechanical stiffnessTension testsAssess stiffnessHuman tissuesCollagen