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Post-stenotic aortic dilatation.

, 2006
Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease affecting up to 4% of the elderly population. It can be associated with dilatation of the ascending aorta and subsequent dissection.
Jahangiri Marjan, Marjan Jahangiri, Wilton, E, Emma Wilton, Jahangiri, M, Wilton Emma   +5 more
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Epidemiology of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms [PDF]

Epidemiologic Reviews, 1999
Abdominal aortic aneurysms are responsible for a substantial public health burden in developed countries. In 1991, abdominal aneurysm was cited as the primary or secondary cause of 12,711 deaths in the United States (1). Aortic aneurysms of unspecified site, many of which were probably abdominal, were cited for a further 4,108 deaths.
openaire   +2 more sources

Assessing Quality of Action Research Using the Quality Assessment Action Research Checklist (QuARC): A Hybrid Systematic Narrative Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate the quality of action research studies using the Quality Assessment Action Research Checklist (QuARC) and to assess its utility as a tool for quality appraisal. Design A hybrid systematic narrative review following Turnbull et al.'s six‐stage methodology and reported in accordance with PRISMA 2020 guidance.
Mary Casey, David Coghlan, Áine Carroll, Tom Buckley, Diarmuid Stokes   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Results of Surgical Treatment of Patients with Symptomatic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

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Relevance Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a common disease, manifested by an expansion of the abdominal aorta of more than 3 cm and accompanied by the development of serious complications with high mortality.
I. P. Mikhailov, G. A. Isayev, L. S. Kokov, A. M. Demyanov, D. Z. Tutova   +4 more
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The Effect of 6 Months of Dietary Counselling on Sleep Outcomes Among Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sleep problems are highly prevalent among patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We examined the effect of dietary counselling on sleep outcomes among patients with CVD. We performed secondary analyses within a previously conducted six‐month randomised controlled trial among patients with CVD.
Auke J. C. F. Verkaar, Iris van Damme, Eva R. van Veldhuisen, H. Myrthe Boss, Johanna M. Geleijnse, Renate M. Winkels   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Traumatic rupture of the aorta : a case report and discussion of clinical features [PDF]

, 2012
A young female patient was involved in a head-on collision and sustained a rupture of the aortic isthmus. She underwent emergency surgical repair of an aortic pseudo-aneurysm with an interposition graft.
Manche, Alexander, Tomic, Vladimir, Zerafa, Mario, Casha, Aaron R.   +3 more
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Porphyromonas gingivalis GroEL accelerates abdominal aortic aneurysm formation by matrix metalloproteinase‐2 SUMOylation in vascular smooth muscle cells: A novel finding for the activation of MMP‐2

Molecular Oral Microbiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Infection is a known cause of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), and matrix metalloproteases‐2 (MMP‐2) secreted by vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) plays a key role in the structural disruption of the middle layer of the arteries during AAA progression.
Yi‐Wen Lin, Feng‐Yen Lin, Ze‐Hao Lai, Chien‐Sung Tsai, Yi‐Ting Tsai, Yen‐Sung Huang, Chen‐Wei Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elevation of plasma high-density lipoproteins inhibits development of experimental abdominal aortic aneurysms

, 2012
Objective— Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms have lower concentrations of high-density lipoproteins (HDLs), leading us to investigate whether increasing plasma HDLs could influence aneurysm formation. Methods and Results— Using the angiotensin II−
Petrova, S., Laing, K., Charolidi, N., Torsney, E., Baxter, B.T., Shoreim, A., Gaze, D.C., Cockerill, G.W., Meisinger, T., Xiong, W., Pirianov, G.   +10 more
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Ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms. [PDF]

, 2017
QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY This pilot study aimed to assess the feasibility, acceptance and costs of an ultrasound scan screening programme for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in the elderly male population resident in Canton Ticino, Switzerland ...
Engelberger, Stephan, Prouse, Giorgio, Del Grande, Filippo, Rosso, Raffaele, Canevascini, Reto, Giovannacci, Luca, Van den Berg, Josua Cornelis, Sarti, Manuela   +7 more
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First‐time red blood cell transfusions in the emergency department: A deficiency in micronutrient testing

Transfusion Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives To evaluate laboratory investigations for micronutrient deficiencies as the cause of anaemia prior to first‐time red blood cell transfusions in the medical emergency department (ED) of a large academic hospital. Background The ED is often the first point of contact for acutely ill anaemic patients, yet patient blood management ...
Andrea Coetzee, Karryn Brown, Jessica Opie, Jody Rusch, Annemarie Kropman, Vernon Louw   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source