A review of biological factors implicated in abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-244

  Choke, E ^a   Cockerill, G ^a   Wilson, W R W ^b   Sayed, S ^a   Dawson, J ^a   Loftus, I ^a   Thompson, M M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Collagen; Enzyme; Matrix metalloproteinase; Rupture

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; CISPLATIN; COLLAGENASE 3; DEXAMETHASONE; ELASTASE; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; GEMCITABINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; MACROPHAGE ELASTASE; MATRILYSIN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 14; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; NEUTROPHIL COLLAGENASE; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; PREDNISOLONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; RANTES; STROMELYSIN 2; STROMELYSIN 3; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA WALL; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; BIOMECHANICS; ENZYMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23144456664     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.03.009     Document Type: Review

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