Article
Lower atherosclerotic burden in familial abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Mar 2014
van de Luijtgaarden Koen M, Bastos Gonçalves Frederico, Hoeks Sanne E, Valentijn Tabita M, Stolker Robert J, Majoor-Krakauer Danielle, Verhagen Hence J M, Rouwet Ellen V
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Despite the apparent familial tendency toward abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) formation, the genetic causes and underlying molecular mechanisms are still undefined. In this study, we investigated the association between familial AAA (fAAA) and atherosclerosis. METHODS: Data were collected from a prospective database including AAA patients between 2004 and 2012 in the Erasmus University Medical Center,...
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