Biomechanics of Failed Pulmonary Autografts Compared With Normal Pulmonary Roots Aart Mookhoek, MD, Kapil Krishnan, PhD, Sam Chitsaz, MD, Heide Kuang, BS, Liang Ge, PhD, Paul H. Schoof, MD, PhD, Ad J.J.C. Bogers, MD, PhD, Johanna J.M. Takkenberg, MD, PhD, Elaine E. Tseng, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 102, Issue 6, Pages 1996-2002 (December 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.010 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Stress–strain curves for explanted pulmonary autografts in (A) circumferential and (B) longitudinal directions. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 1996-2002DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.010) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Stress–strain curves for (A, B) native pulmonary arteries and (C, D) pulmonary sinuses in (A, C) circumferential and (B, D) longitudinal directions. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 1996-2002DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.010) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Stiffness of explanted pulmonary autograft and native pulmonary roots at 8 and 25 mm Hg in circumferential (A) and longitudinal (B) directions. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 1996-2002DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.010) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions