Tissue microarray detection of matrix metalloproteinases, in diseased tricuspid and bicuspid aortic valves with or without pathology of the ascending aorta

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1098-1103

  Koullias, George J ^a,b   Korkolis, Dimitris P ^a   Ravichandran, Pars ^a   Psyrri, Amanda ^a   Hatzaras, Ioannis ^a   Elefteriades, John A ^a  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Athens Greece ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Proteins; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2;

ANEURYSM; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; GENETIC DISORDER; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; MITRAL VALVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 8444227040     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.07.050     Document Type: Article

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