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Figure 3 Validation of the new bedside method for quantification of the severity of atherosclerosis by determination of elastic properties of the aortic wall. Specific elastance of the aorta shows an excellent correlation with plaque extent (left upper panel), with plaque thickness (left lower panel) and thus with overall atherosclerotic plaque burden (right panel), determined by direct visualization in transesophageal echo.
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