The plasma level of matrix metalloproteinase 9 may predict the natural history of small abdominal aortic aneurysms. A preliminary study

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 281-285

  Lindholt, Js ^a   Vammen, S ^a   Fasting, H ^a   Henneberg, Ew ^a   Heickendorff, L ^a,b  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Elastin peptides; Expansion; Metalloproteinase; Natural history

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ELASTASE; ELASTIN; GELATINASE B; PEPTIDE; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE 3 AMINOPROPEPTIDE; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SECRETION; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 0033797612     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2000.1151     Document Type: Article

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