Surrogate Markers of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Progression

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 236-244

  Wanhainen, Anders ^a   Mani, Kevin ^a   Golledge, Jonathan ^b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

aortic aneurysm, abdominal; biomarkers; magnetic resonance imaging; molecular imaging; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; D DIMER; GELATINASE B; PEROXIREDOXIN 1;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANIMAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; BIOMARKERS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84955755246     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: 15244636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.115.306538     Document Type: Article

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