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Distinct macrophage phenotype and collagen organization within the intraluminal thrombus of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Sept 2015
Rao Jayashree, Brown Bryan N, Weinbaum Justin S, Ofstun Emily L, Makaroun Michel S, Humphrey Jay D, Vorp David A
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OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the etiologic factors that lead to the occurrence of intraluminal thrombus (ILT) during abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) development. Recent work has suggested that macrophages may play an important role in progression of a number of other vascular diseases, including atherosclerosis; however, whether these cells are present within the ILT of a progressing AAA is unknown. The...
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