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Heterogeneous histomorphology, yet homogeneous vascular smooth muscle cell dedifferentiation, characterize human aneurysm disease.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Nov 2017
Busch Albert, Hartmann Elena, Grimm Caroline, Ergün Süleyman, Kickuth Ralph, Otto Christoph, Kellersmann Richard, Lorenz Udo
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OBJECTIVE: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a frequent, potentially life-threatening, disease that can only be treated by surgical means such as open surgery or endovascular repair. No alternative treatment is currently available, and despite expanding knowledge about the pathomechanism, clinical trials on medical aneurysm abrogation have led to inconclusive results. The heterogeneity of human AAA based on...
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