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Growth arrest of thoracic aortic aneurysms in aging Marfan mice.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Jul 2026
Means Colin W, Mays Gavin, Yeung Nicola, Cavinato Cristina, Manning Edward P, Lam TuKiet T, Humphrey Jay D, Weiss Dar
Abstract excerpt
There remains a pressing need to identify pathological mechanisms that render a thoracic aortic aneurysm susceptible to continued enlargement, dissection, or rupture, yet additional insight can be gleaned by understanding compensatory mechanisms that limit disease progression and thereby stabilize a lesion. Our biomechanical data suggest that the ascending aorta within a common mouse model of Marfan syndrome,...
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