1. Thoracic Aortic Research Center, Policlinico San Donato IRCCS, University of Milan, Italy
2. Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
3. Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
4. Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia, Italy
5. Department of General Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
6. Department of General Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands