title: Letter by Weismann and Hager Regarding Article, "Segmental Aortic Stiffness in Children and Young Adults With Connective Tissue Disorders: Relationships With Age, Aortic Size, Rate of Dilation, and Surgical Root Replacement".
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Constance G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Weismann
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kinderkardiologie und Angeborene Herzfehler, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Alfred
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hager
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology*; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059289:Vascular Stiffness / Q000502:physiology*