Five-year results of elastin and collagen markers as predictive tools in the management of small abdominal aortic aneurysms

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 235-240

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

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Elastin peptides; Expansion; Mass screening; Natural history; Surgery; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE 3 AMINOPROPEPTIDE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0034983780     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2001.1329     Document Type: Article

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