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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

Central Picture. Longitudinal but not circumferential wall stress is elevated in patients sustaining dissection.

Central Picture

Central Message:

Patient-specific ascending aortic wall biomechanical and geometric properties generate wall stress models toward predicting aortic dissection potential.