Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3007042 | Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) commonly is a nondiabetic, white man with a history of smoking. Moreover, AAA represents a leading cause of death in elderly men in Western countries. The purpose of this manuscript is to review current evidence as to the pathobiology of AAA as well as potential future drug targets to prevent progression of AAA.
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Authors
Nicolas Diehm, Florian Dick, Thomas Schaffner, Juerg Schmidli, Christoph Kalka, Stefano Di Santo, Jan Voelzmann, Iris Baumgartner,