Small particles with large impact: Insights into the unresolved roles of innate immunity in extracellular vesicle‐mediated cardiovascular calcification

ME Turner, F Bartoli‐Leonard… - Immunological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are critical in the initiation and progression of cardiovascular
calcification, and immune cell infiltration and inflammation have a central role in this …

Unveiling cellular and molecular aspects of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections

BH Ganizada, R JA Veltrop, AC Akbulut… - Basic Research in …, 2024 - Springer
Ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA) remains a significant medical concern, with its
asymptomatic nature posing diagnostic and monitoring challenges, thereby increasing the …

Thoracic aortic microcalcification activity in combined positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

J Nash, S Debono, B Whittington, J Kaczynski… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Non-invasive detection of pathological changes in thoracic aortic disease
remains an unmet clinical need particularly for patients with congenital heart disease …

Aortic sodium [18F] fluoride uptake following endovascular aneurysm repair

S Debono, J Nash, AJ Fletcher, M Syed, EJR van Beek… - Heart, 2023 - heart.bmj.com
Objective In patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, sodium [18F] fluoride positron
emission tomography identifies aortic microcalcification and disease activity. Increased …

Aortic mineralization triggers the risk of acute type B aortic dissection

L Cao, H Zhang, Z Niu, T Ma, W Guo - Atherosclerosis, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and aims The role of aortic mineralization in the pathogenesis of acute type B
aortic dissection (TBAD) is unclear. Whether thoracic aortic calcification (TAC) and …