@article{03961f56e218460b9d9cfc8d6e3c35d2,
title = "Reduced shear stress and associated aortic deformation in the thoracic aorta of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease",
author = "Michal Sch{\"a}fer and Kheyfets, \{Vitaly O.\} and Barker, \{Alex J.\} and Kurt Stenmark and Hunter, \{Kendall S.\} and McClatchey, \{P. Mason\} and Buckner, \{J. Kern\} and Reece, \{T. Brett\} and Omid Jazaeri and Fenster, \{Brett E.\}",
note = "Elevated central aortic stiffness is a well-recognized comorbidity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Both central aortic stiffness and COPD are associated with increased incidence of devastating aortopathies including aneurysmal degeneration, aortic dissections, development of atherosclerosis, and overall increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.",
year = "2017",
month = oct,
day = "4",
doi = "10.1016/J.JVS.2017.06.110",
language = "American English",
volume = "68",
journal = "Journal of Vascular Surgery",
number = "1",
}