Quantitative estimates of the variability of in vivo sonographic measurements of the mouse aorta for studies
of abdominal aortic aneurysms and related arterial diseases.
Sampson UK, Perati RR, Prins PA, Pham W, Liu Z, Harell F, Linton MF, Gore JC, Kon V, Fazio S. Quantitative estimates of variability of in vivo ultrasound imaging measurements of mouse aorta important for studies
of abdominal aortic aneurysms and related arterial diseases.
Dr. Berger and his colleagues found that women have a significantly higher prevalence of peripheral artery disease, while men have a higher prevalence of carotid artery stenosis and a dramatically higher prevalence
of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
«Can medication slow growth
of abdominal aortic aneurysms?.»
Points to novel pathway for drug discovery, will be incorporated into tests to improve screening and early detection
of abdominal aortic aneurysm, heart attack and PAD Reykjavik, ICELAND, 11 July 2010 — Scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from the...
Reykjavik, January 6, 2008 — deCODE scientists today report that the genetic variant on chromosome 9p21 that the company has linked to increased risk of heart attack is also associated with up to 70 % increase in risk
of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and intracranial...
Not exact matches
The next stage is offering men over 65 a simple ultrasound test to detect early
abdominal aortic aneurysm, or Triple A - the weakening
of the main artery from heart to abdomen which kills over 3000 men a year — eventually saving more than 1600 lives each year.
Overactivation
of AIM2 has been linked to disorders including psoriasis, an
abdominal aortic aneurysm and lupus.
A new clinical study at the University
of Michigan Health System will test the ability
of a once daily dose
of doxycycline to reduce the growth
of small
abdominal aortic aneurysms.
An
abdominal aortic aneurysm is a bulge in a section
of the aorta, the body's main artery.
Without treatment,
abdominal aortic aneurysms eventually rupture and lead to death 50 percent
of the time.
«
Abdominal aortic aneurysms often go unnoticed because there are no symptoms until they burst,» says Kenji Minakata, an author
of the study.
They focused on three different types
of PVD: arterial disease in the lower extremities, called peripheral artery disease; carotid artery stenosis, which is blockage in the carotid arteries, the major blood vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain, neck and face; and
abdominal aortic aneurysm, an enlargement
of the lower aorta, the major blood vessel that supplies blood to the body.
Thoracic
aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD), an enlargement or tearing
of the walls
of the aorta in the chest, is, together with
abdominal aortic aneurysms, responsible for about 2 %
of all deaths in Western countries.
In new findings published online in the journal Annals
of Surgery on December 19, 2014, researchers determined the hospital costs and risk
of death for emergency surgery and compared it to the same operation when performed in a planned, elective manner for three common surgical procedures:
abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, coronary artery bypass graft and colon resection.
Transglutaminase type 2 in human
abdominal aortic aneurysm is a potential factor in the stabilization
of extracellular matrix.
There is substantial international variation in mortality rates after treatment for
abdominal aortic aneurysm, or enlargement
of the aorta.
The aim
of this project is to identify factors that are associated with best practice in order to improve the care
of patients who are diagnosed with an
abdominal aortic aneurysm,» said co-author Dr. Matthew Joe Grima,
of St. George's University
of London.