title: Response to Letters 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 Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MADepartment of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Ashwin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Himanshu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Adlakha
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rabideau
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Cara J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hass
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Shaine A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MADepartment of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Tal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Geva
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Kimberlee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gauvreau
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MADepartment of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Michael N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MADepartment of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Ronald V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Lacro
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology*; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059289:Vascular Stiffness / Q000502:physiology*