Searching for a physiologically meaningful parameter for aortic biomechanics—is energy loss the way?

• Mingyi Tang, MASc,
• Craig A. Simmons, PhD,
• Jennifer C.-Y. Chung, MD, MSc

Affiliations

Mingyi Tang, MASc

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Translational Biology & Engineering Program, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Craig A. Simmons, PhD

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Translational Biology & Engineering Program, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jennifer C.-Y. Chung, MD, MSc

Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada