Coronary Artery Circumferential Stress: Departure from Laplace Expectations with Aging

Normal, youthful arteries generally maintain constant radius/wall thickness ratios, with the relationship being described by the Laplace Law. Whether this relationship is maintained during aging is unclear. This study first examines the Laplace relationships in postmortem coronary arteries using a n...

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Main Authors: Richard E Tracy, Marsha L. Eigenbrodt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2009.109
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