… survival rates and elevated mortality rates for survivors of aortic rupture [1,2]. Importantly…
aorta, whereas the term ‘aortic dissection’ refers to the process of intimal tearing within the aortic …

… dissection and subsequent aneurysm formation and rupture. Dissection is associated with
degeneration of the aortic … -called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)-in dissected aortic tissue, …

… matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) can lead to aortic
wall … resulting from chronic descending thoracic aortic dissection have elevated tissue and …

… of acute aortic dissection (AD) was ultrastructurally and … catabolic matrix metalloproteinases
(MMPs)-I, -2, -3, and -9 and their inhibitors, the tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinase (…

… To summarize the present evidence for the association of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)
with acute aortic dissection (AAD), we performed the first meta-analysis of all currently …

… role in triggering and maintaining the intraparietal inflammatory/matrix degrading processes
underlying ascending thoracic aortic dissection, both in patients with ITCD and in those with …

Background Aortic dissection(AD) is an acute process of large blood vessels characterized
by dangerous pathogenic conditions and high disability and high mortality. The pathogenesis …

… media, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes that degrade the extracellular
matrix of the aorta. This study examines MMPs in patients with acute aortic dissection (AAD) in …

BACKGROUND: Little information is available regarding the role of matrix metalloproteinases
(MMPs) in thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections. We applied tissue microarray …

… Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening vascular disease without effective
pharmaceutical therapy. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are implicated in the development of …