Silver Lining in the Dark Cloud of Aneurysm Disease
Chau KH, Bender JR, Elefteriades JA. Silver Lining in the Dark Cloud of Aneurysm Disease. Cardiology 2014, 128: 327-332. PMID: 24942201, DOI: 10.1159/000358123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic AneurysmAtherosclerosisHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMatrix MetalloproteinasesMetabolic Networks and PathwaysTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsAortic aneurysmCarotid intima-media thicknessIntima-media thicknessClinical findingsArterial calcificationAneurysm diseaseAortic rootClinical dataProtective effectPharmacologic evidenceMatrix metalloproteinasesAneurysmsAtherosclerosisEarly indicatorDiseaseMolecular mechanismsEvidencePatientsSilver liningDiagnosisCalcificationMetalloproteinasesGenetic studies