Abdominal aortic aneurysms

N Sakalihasan, JB Michel, A Katsargyris… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2018 - nature.com
An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized dilatation of the infrarenal aorta. AAA is a
multifactorial disease, and genetic and environmental factors play a part; smoking, male sex …

Abdominal aortic calcification: from ancient friend to modern foe

JW Bartstra, WPTM Mali, W Spiering… - European journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Abdominal aortic calcifications were already ubiquitous in ancient populations
from all continents. Although nowadays generally considered as an innocent end stage of …

Computational investigation of blood cell transport in retinal microaneurysms

H Li, Y Deng, K Sampani, S Cai, Z Li… - PLoS Computational …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Microaneurysms (MAs) are one of the earliest clinically visible signs of diabetic retinopathy
(DR). MA leakage or rupture may precipitate local pathology in the surrounding neural retina …

Using averaged models from 4D ultrasound strain imaging allows to significantly differentiate local wall strains in calcified regions of abdominal aortic aneurysms

A Hegner, A Wittek, W Derwich, A Huß… - … and Modeling in …, 2023 - Springer
Abdominal aortic aneurysms are a degenerative disease of the aorta associated with high
mortality. To date, in vivo information to characterize the individual elastic properties of the …

Genetic and epigenetic regulation of abdominal aortic aneurysms

KD Mangum, MA Farber - Clinical genetics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are focal dilations of the aorta that develop from
degenerative changes in the media and adventitia of the vessel. Ruptured AAAs have a …

Runx2 (runt-related transcription factor 2)-mediated microcalcification is a novel pathological characteristic and potential mediator of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Z Li, Z Zhao, Z Cai, Y Sun, L Li, F Yao… - … , and vascular biology, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective: Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are highly lethal diseases without effective
clinical predictors and therapeutic targets. Vascular microcalcification, as detected by …

Intracranial aneurysm calcification–a narrative review

R Rahmani, JF Baranoski, FC Albuquerque… - Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Calcification of intracranial aneurysms is a well-known phenomenon. Whether microsurgical
or endovascular techniques are used, calcifications may increase the difficulty of treatment …

Diseases of the aorta and kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) controversies conference

P Sarafidis, S Martens, A Saratzis… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an independent risk factor for the development of
abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), as well as for cardiovascular and renal events and all …

Strain mapping from four-dimensional ultrasound reveals complex remodeling in dissecting murine abdominal aortic aneurysms

HL Cebull, AH Soepriatna… - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Current in vivo abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) imaging approaches tend to focus on
maximum diameter but do not measure three-dimensional (3D) vascular deformation or …

CT analysis of aortic calcifications to predict abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture

M Mansouri, E Therasse, E Montagnon, YO Zhan… - European …, 2023 - Springer
Background Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture prediction based on sex and
diameter could be improved. The goal was to assess whether aortic calcification distribution …