Abdominal aortic aneurysm, arterial stiffening and the role of the intraluminal thrombus.

CONCLUSIONS: Haemodynamic properties of the aorta are affected by the presence of ILT in patients with AAA that is not explained by aortic size. Alternatively, these findings could be explained by associations between ILT and properties of the left ventricle.
PMID: 26317254 [PubMed - in process]

Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - September 1, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Lyck Hansen M, Dahl Thomsen M, Melholt Rasmussen L, Lindholt JS Tags: Vasa Source Type: research