title: Response to Letters Regarding Article, "Segmental Aortic Stiffening Contributes to Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Development".
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CAVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CAHeart Center, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Raaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
authors.forename: Alexander M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zöllner
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CAVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
authors.forename: Isabel N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Schellinger
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Toh
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
authors.forename: Futoshi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nakagami
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
authors.forename: Moritz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
authors.forename: Fabian C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Emrich
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CAVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eken
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CAVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
authors.forename: Matti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maegdefessel
authors.affiliation: Center for Vascular Medicine, Zwickau, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hertel
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CAVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CAVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jagger
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Saint Mary's Hospital, Siegen, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buerke
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Dalman
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CAVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
authors.forename: Joshua M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Spin
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuhl
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CAVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
authors.forename: Philip S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Tsao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059289:Vascular Stiffness