Search for Serum Biomarkers Associated with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth - A Pilot Study

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 297-299

  Vega de Ceniga M ^a   Esteban, M ^a   Quintana, J M ^a   Barba, A ^a   Estallo, L ^a   de la Fuente, N ^a   Viviens, B ^a   Martin Ventura, J L ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Alpha 1 antitrypsin; CRP; Lipoprotein(a); Serum biomarkers

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN A;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LIPOPROTEIN(A); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 61349110682     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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