Greater aortic inflammation and calcification in abdominal aortic aneurysmal disease than atherosclerosis: a prospective matched cohort study

Greater aortic inflammation and calcification in abdominal aortic aneurysmal disease than atherosclerosis: a prospective matched cohort study

ObjectiveUsing combined positron emission tomography and CT (PET-CT), we measured aortic inflammation and calcification in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), and compared them with matched controls with atherosclerosis.MethodsWe prospectively recruited 63 patients (mean age 76.1±6.8 yea...

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Main Authors: Ian B Wilkinson, Nikil K Rajani, Jason M Tarkin, James H F Rudd, Rachael O Forsythe, Nikhil V Joshi, Maysoon Elkhawad, Olivia M B McBride, Mohammed M Chowdhury, Emma Donoghue, Jennifer M J Robson, Jonathan Boyle, Tim D Fryer, Yuan Huang, Zhongzhao Teng, Ahmed A Tawakol, Jonathan H Gillard, Patrick A Coughlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/7/1/e001141.full

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