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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Nov 3;158(2):355–363. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.10.116

Figure 2: Pre-dissection echocardiography demonstrates aberrant aortic wall biomechanics in patients sustaining type A aortic dissection.

Figure 2:

Cardiac cycle aortic strain, distensibility, and stiffness were quantified using transthoracic echocardiography. Dissection patients were found to have decreased aortic wall strain (a) and distensibility (b) and elevated stiffness (c) compared to non-dissected controls. Dot plots indicate individual measurements with horizontal bars serving as the median value.