Fluid-structure-growth modeling of the ageing aorta in humans: biomechanical and hemodynamic consequences of elastin degradation KU Leuven
Elastin is, together with collagen, one of the key proteins within the wall of the aorta. It allows the aorta to distend, facilitating the ejection of blood from the heart and ensuring optimal hemodynamic conditions. Unfortunately, elastin is deposited only during early life and the elastin that an individual is born with, will serve for his/her entire lifetime. This is in contrast with collagen and other constituents of the aortic wall, ...