Aortic aneurysm is an asymptomatic disease with dire outcomes if undiagnosed. Aortic
aneurysm rupture is a significant cause of death worldwide. To date, surgical repair or …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a chronic vascular degenerative disease featured by
progressive dilation and remodeling of the vascular wall, which may lead to aortic rupture …

Aortic aneurysm is a permanent focal dilation of the aorta. It is usually an asymptomatic
disease but can lead to sudden death due to aortic rupture. Aortic aneurysm-related …

Extracellular matrix proteins are regulated by metzincin proteases, like the disintegrin
metalloproteinases with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS) family members. This review …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening degenerative vascular disease.
Endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction is implicated in AAA. Our group recently demonstrated that …

Aim The aldosterone–mineralocorticoid receptor (Aldo–MR) pathway is activated during
cardiac stress, such as hypertension, myocardial infarction (MI), and heart failure. The …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a serious vascular disease featured by inflammatory
infiltration in aortic wall, aortic dilatation and extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation …

Objective: ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase) 15—a membrane-bound
metalloprotease from the ADAM (disintegrin and metalloproteinase) family—has been linked …

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital cardiac abnormality. BAV aortic
dilatation is associated with an increased risk of adverse aortic events and represents a …

This review outlines recent preclinical and clinical advances in molecular imaging of
abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) with a focus on molecular magnetic resonance imaging …