Relationship between alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency and ascending aortic distention

Conclusions: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first controlled study to assess the relationship between AATD and ascending aortic diameter, and suggests AATD is associated with accelerated aortic wall degeneration.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Dako, F., Zhao, H., Mulvenna, A., Gupta, S., Simpson, S., Kueppers, F. Tags: Genes and environment Source Type: research