High levels of homocysteine, lipoprotein (a) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 are present in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1094-1098

  Sofi, Francesco ^a   Marcucci, Rossella ^a   Giusti, Betti ^a   Pratesi, Giovanni ^a   Lari, Barbara ^a   Sestini, Ilaria ^a   Lo Sapio, Patrizia ^b   Pulli, Raffaele ^a   Pratesi, Carlo ^a   Abbate, Rosanna ^a   Gensini, Gian Franco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Emerging risk factor; Homocysteine; Lipoprotein (a); Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPOPROTEIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR; PROTHROMBIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEIN(A); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 27844527994     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH05-06-0431     Document Type: Article

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