Pathogenesis of Aortic Aneurysms
Review
In: Mechanisms of Vascular Disease: A Reference Book for Vascular Specialists [Internet]. Adelaide (AU): University of Adelaide Press; 2011. 12.
Authors
Jonathan Golledge
1
,
Guo-Ping Shi
2
,
Paul Norman
3
Book Editors
Robert Fitridge
1
,
Matthew Thompson
2
Affiliations
1
Vascular Biology Unit, School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld, Australia.
2
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
3
School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, WA, Australia.
Book Affiliations
1
The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia
2
St George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK
PMID:
30485032
Bookshelf ID:
NBK534278
No abstract available
© The Contributors 2011.
Sections
Introduction
Differences between Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Summary of Current Theories and Stages of AAA Evolution
Atherosclerosis and AAA
Immune Mechanisms in AAA
Extracellular Matrix Dysfunction
Infection
Biomechanical Forces
Angiogenesis
Intra-Luminal Thrombus
Extracellular Matrix Proteolysis
Genetics
AAA Rupture
Future Research
References
Publication types
Review