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RESEARCH PRODUCT

CRT-723 Is the Sporadic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm the Result of an Inflammatory Process?

Stefano BorsellinoCarmela Rita BalistreriGiovanni RuvoloCesira PalmeriCalogera PisanoOreste Fabio TrioloGianfranco FilipponeDaniele MerloFrancesco DamianiEduardo TulumelloRosalba Franchino

subject

medicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryMedial degenerationSettore MED/23 - Chirurgia CardiacaDissection (medical)medicine.diseaseThoracic aortic aneurysmmetalloproteinasesAortic aneurysmcardiovascular systemmedicineAscending aorta aneurysm metalloproteinases angiotensin converting enzymeSevere morbiditycardiovascular diseasesRadiologyAbnormalityCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessPathologicalProcess (anatomy)Ascending aorta aneurysmangiotensin converting enzyme

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Sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysm (S-TAA) is potentially devastating with severe morbidity and mortality. The histopathologic underlying abnormality of both ascending aortic aneurysm and dissection is medial degeneration, a pathological entity initially described as no inflammatory lesions of smooth

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2014-02-01JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2014.01.143