Objectives to investigate whether Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) may increase
elastin degradation in the aortic wall. Materials and Methods eighteen full thickness aortic …

The introduction of aneurysm screening programmes in North America and Europe has led
to a significant increase in the number of new diagnoses. The pathobiology of aortic …

Aortic aneurysms account for 10,000 deaths annually in the UK, due to rupture. At present
the only effective therapeutic strategy to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms is to surgically …

Objectives: to evaluate cine MRI as a means of determining the two-dimensional pulsatile
wall motion (2D-PWM) of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Design: prospective study of 21 …

Opinion statement Screening programs should be instituted to identify patients with small
asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in the community. Screening for AAAs …

Purpose: to test the hypothesis that there is a negative association between serum levels of
lipoprotein (a)(Lp (a)) and elastin-derived peptides (EDP) as well as matrix …

Abdominal aortic aneurysms and their management remain a significant health problem that
is likely to assume greater importance with the expansion of the elderly population. Elastin …

Objectives to examine whether aneurysmal disease of the aorta has a functional component
in the peripheral microÍvasculature. Materials ten normal persons; and 15 patients who had …