Table 3 Mean and median values of the temporally averaged longitudinal, circumferential and radial stress for 14 locations along the aortic arch (see Fig. 4B). All data are presented as average values over all 7 wild-type mice

Ascending aorta

mean

median

mean

median

mean

median

 1

1.44 ± 0.21

1.40 ± 0.23

0.28 ± 0.11

0.28 ± 0.11

− 0.35 ± 0.25

− 0.33 ± 0.22

 2

1.54 ± 0.15

1.54 ± 0.17

0.37 ± 0.11

0.35 ± 0.14

− 0.40 ± 0.22

− 0.35 ± 0.24

 3

1.60 ± 0.15

1.70 ± 0.22

0.45 ± 0.12

0.40 ± 0.08

− 0.43 ± 0.21

− 0.36 ± 0.24

 4

1.61 ± 0.17

1.73 ± 0.26

0.54 ± 0.10

0.52 ± 0.11

− 0.51 ± 0.20

− 0.48 ± 0.36

 5

1.65 ± 0.21

1.82 ± 0.32

0.59 ± 0.13

0.58 ± 0.19

− 0.50 ± 0.21

− 0.48 ± 0.23

 6

1.65 ± 0.15

1.83 ± 0.21

0.55 ± 0.17

0.55 ± 0.22

− 0.46 ± 0.12

− 0.39 ± 0.15

Bifurcation. area

mean

median

mean

median

mean

median

 7

1.67 ± 0.16

1.86 ± 0.12

0.51 ± 0.23

0.52 ± 0.18

− 0.46 ± 0.25

− 0.36 ± 0.31

 8

1.85 ± 0.17

1.87 ± 0.18

0.44 ± 0.19

0.45 ± 0.18

0.02 ± 0.14

0.02 ± 0.20

Descending aorta

mean

median

mean

median

mean

median

 9

1.60 ± 0.24

1.55 ± 0.26

0.15 ± 0.15

0.21 ± 0.19

−0.23 ± 0.17

0.04 ± 0.20

 10

1.36 ± 0.24

1.34 ± 0.29

0.03 ± 0.19

0.07 ± 0.21

0.33 ± 0.16

−0.03 ± 0.7

 11

1.18 ± 0.23

1.18 ± 0.26

−0.01 ± 0.20

0.02 ± 0.22

−0.06 ± 0.18

−0.03 ± 0.15

 12

1.11 ± 0.18

1.13 ± 0.21

−0.03 ± 0.16

−0.03 ± 0.15

−0.17 ± 0.15

−0.08 ± 0.15

 13

1.05 ± 0.19

1.15 ± 0.18

−0.02 ± 0.10

−0.03 ± 0.10

−0.15 ± 0.16

−0.02 ± 0.23

 14

1.11 ± 0.22

1.19 ± 0.15

−0.02 ± 0.06

−0.02 ± 0.10

−0.18 ± 0.10

−0.12 ± 0.20