Morphological and Biomechanical Differences in the Elastase and AngII apoE−/− Rodent Models of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

<div>Circumferential cyclic strain decreases over 28 days. Representative long-axis M-mode tracings (days 0 and 28) and longitudinal measurements of circumferential cyclic strain at site of AAA for high-concentration-elastase rats (a) and AngII apoE−/− mice (b). Inset in (b): longitudinal measurements of systolic and diastolic blood pressure in AngII apoE−/− mice.</div>

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Figure 2: Morphological and Biomechanical Differences in the Elastase and AngII apoE−/− Rodent Models of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms