Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1401-1407 , December 2008

Biomechanical properties of abdominal aortic aneurysms assessed by simultaneously measured pressure and volume changes in humans

  • Marcel van ‘t Veer, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Marcel van ‘t Veer, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Dept of Cardiology, PO Box 1350, 5602 ZA Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Jaap Buth, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Maarten Merkx, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Pim Tonino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Harrie van den Bosch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Nico Pijls, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Frans van de Vosse, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Received 9 April 2008 ,Accepted 26 June 2008.

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 This study was financially supported by a scientific fund from the Catharina Hospital Eindhoven and by the foundation “Vrienden van het Hart.”

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)01099-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.06.060

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1401-1407 , December 2008

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