Article History
Received: 31 January 2020
Accepted: 20 July 2020
First Online: 11 August 2020
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this article.Stéphane Avril is grateful to the European Research Council (ERC grant Biolochanics, grant number 647067) for financial support. This work was supported by a “Ricerca Finalizzata” grant from the Italian Ministry of Health (GR-2011-02348129) to Salvatore Pasta, and by grant from PON FSE-FESR Ricerca Innovazione 2014–2020 to Marzio Di Giuseppe.The Veterinary School of Lyon (Institut Claude Bourgelat) supplied the aortas in accordance with the recommendations of the ethics committee of VetAgro Sup (C2EA No 18) and animal testing regulation – Directive 2010/63/EU. The study and protocol were reviewed and approved by the ethics committee of VetAgro Sup (project approved under No 1546).The collection of the ATAA tissue was carried out in accordance with guidelines of the Institutional Review Board of the University Hospital Center of Saint-Etienne, and the patient signed informed consent before surgery.