Pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm: an update and look toward the future

JJ Grange, V Davis, BT Baxter - Cardiovascular surgery, 1997 - Elsevier
To date, aneurysm research has been primarily descriptive, reiterating the complex nature of
the disease process. Enhanced by the convergence of matrix biochemistry, cell biology and …

[HTML][HTML] Current concepts in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm

G Ailawadi, JL Eliason, GR Upchurch - Journal of vascular surgery, 2003 - jvascsurg.org
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are a significant medical problem with a high mortality.
The primary diagnostic code for AAA accounts for approximately 150,000 inpatient hospital …

Reflections on the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysms

RW Thompson - Cardiovascular Surgery, 2002 - Elsevier
The care of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) has served as a benchmark of
progress in vascular surgery for more than 50 years. Beginning with the introduction of …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm: novel mechanisms and therapies

FM Davis, DL Rateri, A Daugherty - Current opinion in cardiology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
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Cardiology Abdominal aortic aneurysm: novel mechanisms and therapies : Current Opinion …

Digging in the “soil” of the aorta to understand the growth of abdominal aortic aneurysms

JA Curci - Vascular, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Extensive studies into the etiology of aortic aneurysm disease have focused on the
characteristic and unique inflammatory infiltration and elaboration of products of …

Recent advances in molecular mechanisms of abdominal aortic aneurysm formation

S Annambhotla, S Bourgeois, X Wang, PH Lin… - World journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is an increasingly common clinical condition with fatal
implications. It is associated with advanced age, male gender, cigarette smoking …

Mechanisms of abdominal aortic aneurysm formation

A Daugherty, LA Cassis - Current atherosclerosis reports, 2002 - Springer
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are permanent dilations in the infra-renal area in which
the arterial tissue is characterized by inflammation and medial degeneration. AAAs are a …

Understanding the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysms

H Kuivaniemi, EJ Ryer, JR Elmore… - Expert review of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
An aortic aneurysm is a dilatation in which the aortic diameter is≥ 3.0 cm. If left untreated,
the aortic wall continues to weaken and becomes unable to withstand the forces of the …

Basic science of abdominal aortic aneurysms: emerging therapeutic strategies for an unresolved clinical problem

RW Thompson - Current opinion in cardiology, 1996 - journals.lww.com
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are an increasingly common and potentially lethal
condition. Surgical repair of AAA is now yet performed quite safely, yet ruptured AAAs still …

Pathophysiology and epidemiology of abdominal aortic aneurysms

IM Nordon, RJ Hinchliffe, IM Loftus… - Nature reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are found in up to 8% of men aged> 65 years, yet
usually remain asymptomatic until they rupture. Rupture of an AAA and its associated …