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From: Quantitative not qualitative histology differentiates aneurysmal from nondilated ascending aortas and reveals a net gain of medial components

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Spectrum of histological abnormalities. Transverse sections of ascending aorta specimens from organ donors (nondilated) and patients undergoing aneurysm repair (aneurysm) were stained with H&E, VVG, or Movat and graded. A wide range of abnormalities from less to more severe were found and examples are shown from (A) 18-year-old male with 2.6 cm aorta, (B) 60-year-old female with 3.2 cm aorta, (C) 51-year-old male with 6.5 cm aorta, and (D) 74-year-old male with 5.9 cm aorta. Scale bars represent 100 μm.

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