Low Molecular Weight Heparin Treatment Decreases MMP-9 Plasma Activity in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-161

  Grzela, T ^a   Brawura Biskupski Samaha, R ^a   Jelenska, M M ^a   Szmidt, J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm; LMWH, low molecular weight heparin; MMP 9, matrix metalloproteinase

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; NADROPARIN; PROTHROMBIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; ZYMOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD COAGULATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 38549119554     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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