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Published in final edited form as: Nat Med. 2006 Feb 19;12(3):361–365. doi: 10.1038/nm1364

Table 1.

Mechanical properties of age- and risk-matched human TEBVs.

Vessel Type	Burst Pressure (mmHg)	Compliance (%)^†	Suture Retention (gf)	Wall Thickness (μm)
TEBV (4.5 mm ID)	3,468 ± 500 (n=5)	1.5 ± 0.3 (n=3)	162 ± 15 (n=9)	407 ± 49 (n=5)
TEBV (1.5 mm ID)	3,688 ± 1865 (n=9)	ND	ND	200 ± 41 (n=3)
Human Saphenous Vein	1,680–2,273 ⁶,¹⁸	0.7–1.5 ¹⁹,²⁰	196 ± 2 (n=7)	≈250 ²¹,²²
Human Artery	2,031–4,225 (n=13)	4.5–6.2 ¹⁹,²³,²⁴	200 ± 119 (n=9)	350–710 ²⁵,²⁶

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Calculated for a pressure change from 80 to 120 mmHg. ND: not determined.