Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9404828 | Surgery | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Patients with proximal aortic dissection exhibited significantly decreased expression of aortic fibulin-5. Decreased fibulin-5 may contribute to the pathogenesis of aortic dissection by impairing elastic fiber assembly.
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Authors
Xinwen MD, PhD, Scott A. MD, Li MS, Stacey A. BA, Ying H. MD, PhD, Yehua MD, PhD, Heather MS, Jonathan A. BA, Budi PhD, Hesheng MD, PhD, Robert W. MD, Joseph S. MD, Xing Li MD, PhD,