[HTML][HTML] Blood pressure, hypertension and the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

E Kobeissi, M Hibino, H Pan, D Aune - European journal of epidemiology, 2019 - Springer
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are fatal in 80% of the cases when ruptured.
Hypertension has been considered a potential risk factor for AAA; but the findings from …

[HTML][HTML] Neutrophils as regulators and biomarkers of cardiovascular inflammation in the context of abdominal aortic aneurysms

J Klopf, C Brostjan, C Neumayer, W Eilenberg - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neutrophils represent up to 70% of circulating leukocytes in healthy humans and combat
infection mostly by phagocytosis, degranulation and NETosis. It has been reported that …

[HTML][HTML] Dysregulations of key regulators of angiogenesis and inflammation in abdominal aortic aneurysm

D Zalewski, P Chmiel, P Kołodziej, G Borowski… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a chronic vascular disease caused by localized
weakening and broadening of the abdominal aorta. AAA is a clearly underdiagnosed …

[HTML][HTML] Akkermansia muciniphila Alters Gut Microbiota and Immune System to Improve Cardiovascular Diseases in Murine Model

X He, Y Bai, H Zhou, K Wu - Frontiers in microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The gut microbiota plays an important role in a variety of cardiovascular diseases. The
probiotics screened based on microbiota can effectively improve metabolism and immune …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of FoxO3a prevents aortic aneurysm formation through maintenance of VSMC homeostasis

W Lu, Y Zhou, S Zeng, L Zhong, S Zhou, H Song… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotypic switching plays a critical role in the
formation of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). FoxO3a is a key suppressor of VSMC …

Mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysm: trends in European Union 15+ countries from 1990 to 2017

A Al-Balah, R Goodall, JD Salciccioli… - Journal of British …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background This observational study assessed trends in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
death rates in European Union (EU) 15+ countries for the years 1990 to 2017. Methods Age …

[HTML][HTML] Cactuss: Common anatomical ct-us space for us examinations

Y Velikova, W Simson, MF Azampour… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose: The detection and treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), a vascular
disorder with life-threatening consequences, is challenging due to its lack of symptoms until …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of statins on abdominal aortic aneurysm

A Hosseini, T Sahranavard, Ž Reiner… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a prevalent condition which causes progressive growth
and rupture of aortic wall with a high death rate. Several studies have found that treatment …

MicroRNA-23b prevents aortic aneurysm formation by inhibiting smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching via FoxO4 suppression

X Si, Q Chen, J Zhang, W Zhou, L Chen, J Chen… - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims Phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is essential for the
formation of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). MicroRNA-23b (miR-23b) has recently …

The enigmatic immunoglobulin G4-related disease and its varied cardiovascular manifestations

A Shakir, Y Wheeler, G Krishnaswamy - Heart, 2021 - heart.bmj.com
Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic fibroinflammatory disease
characterised by multiorgan lymphoplasmacytic infiltration, obliterative phlebitis and …