The role of mitochondrial fission in cardiovascular health and disease

JM Quiles, ÅB Gustafsson - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2022 - nature.com
Mitochondria are organelles involved in the regulation of various important cellular
processes, ranging from ATP generation to immune activation. A healthy mitochondrial …

Role of vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching and calcification in aortic aneurysm formation: involvement of vitamin K-dependent processes

P Petsophonsakul, M Furmanik, R Forsythe… - … , and vascular biology, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Aortic aneurysm is a vascular disease whereby the ECM (extracellular matrix) of a blood
vessel degenerates, leading to dilation and eventually vessel wall rupture. Recently, it was …

[HTML][HTML] The Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines on the care of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm

EL Chaikof, RL Dalman, MK Eskandari… - Journal of vascular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Decision-making related to the care of patients with an abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA) is complex. Aneurysms present with varying risks of rupture, and patient …

Arterial stiffness: a focus on vascular calcification and its link to bone mineralization

Y Chen, X Zhao, H Wu - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
This review focuses on the association between vascular calcification and arterial stiffness,
highlighting the important genetic factors, systemic and local microenvironmental signals …

Artificial intelligence in abdominal aortic aneurysm

J Raffort, C Adam, M Carrier, A Ballaith… - Journal of vascular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening disease, and the only
curative treatment relies on open or endovascular repair. The decision to treat relies on the …

Abdominal aortic aneurysms

N Sakalihasan, JB Michel, A Katsargyris… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2018 - nature.com
An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized dilatation of the infrarenal aorta. AAA is a
multifactorial disease, and genetic and environmental factors play a part; smoking, male sex …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm formation with a focus on vascular smooth muscle cells

G Qian, O Adeyanju, A Olajuyin, X Guo - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a lethal degenerative vascular disease that affects,
mostly, the elder population, with a high mortality rate (> 80%) upon rupture. It features a …

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm—epidemiology, predisposing factors, and biology

T Schmitz-Rixen, M Keese, M Hakimi, A Peters… - … archives of surgery, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a common degenerative vascular disorder
associated with sudden death due to aortic rupture. This review describes epidemiology …

A targeting nanotherapy for abdominal aortic aneurysms

J Cheng, R Zhang, C Li, H Tao, Y Dou, Y Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
Background Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity
in the elderly. Currently, there remain no effective drugs that can prevent the growth of …

Role of extracellular vesicles as potential diagnostic and/or therapeutic biomarkers in chronic cardiovascular diseases

JL Martin-Ventura, C Roncal, J Orbe… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the first cause of death worldwide. In recent years,
there has been great interest in the analysis of extracellular vesicles (EVs), including …