Study of atherosclerosis in abdominal aortic aneurysms of autopsied patients

Background: Any kind of change in the arterial wall as atherosclerosis, may be the etiologic agent of the formation of aneurysm in an artery. The aim of this study was to describe the morphological and morphometric characteristics of the aorta with aneurysm in autopsied patients in relation to age,...

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Main Authors: Maria Helena Soares, Mariana Silva Oliveira, Aline Cristina Souza da Silva, Bianca Gonçalves Silva Torquato, Gabriela Ribeiro Juliano, Guilherme Ribeiro Juliano, Márcia Fernandes de Araújo, Camila Lourencini Cavellani, Lívia Ferreira Oliveira, Mara Lúcia Fonseca Ferraz, Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Artery Research
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Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125924947/view