Serum-elastin-peptides as a predictor of expansion of small abdominal aortic aneurysms

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-16

  Lindholt, J S ^a   Heickendorff, L ^a   Henneberg, E W ^a   Fasting, H ^a  

^a NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Beta blockage; Elastin peptides; Expansion; Mass screening; Natural history

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ELASTIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TIME;

EID: 0030847772     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(97)80219-5     Document Type: Article

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