Aortic aneurysm and dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening medical condition associated with
high morbidity and mortality rates. Important mechanisms underlying AAD are the …

Epidemiological data positively correlate plasma serum amyloid A (SAA) levels with
cardiovascular disease severity and mortality. Studies by several investigators have …

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is a major cause of cardiovascular mortality. Adverse
changes in vascular phenotype act in concert with chronic inflammation to promote AAA …

Background No studies have examined long‐term risks for aortic aneurysm (AA) and aortic
dissection (AD) or mortality after AA or AD hospitalization among patients with type 2 …

Aims Obesity is a risk factor of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Inflammatory cytokine
interleukin-18 (IL18) has two receptors: IL18 receptor (IL18r) and Na-Cl co-transporter …

Aims Little is known about the prevalence of aortic aneurysms among people living with HIV
(PLWH). We investigated whether HIV status is independently associated with having aortic …

Background and aims An independent association of body mass index (BMI) with
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is somewhat controversial and may differ by vascular …

Background Diabetes mellitus has been associated with reduced risk of abdominal aortic
aneurysm in a number of epidemiological studies, however, until recently little data from …

Aims Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is an increasing and life-threatening disease.
Obesity contributes to an increased risk of AAA. Omentin is a circulating adipokine, which is …

Introduction Mendelian randomisation (MR) has been suggested to be able to overcome
biases of observational studies, but no meta-analysis is available on MR studies on …