The association of an axillary artery aneurysm and an abdominal aortic aneurysm is extremely rare. In this study, we describe this association in a 69 year-old-man. We measured this patient's metalloproteinases (MMPs) and Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) levels over a three years period before the abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture. We speculate that high serium levels of MMPs and NGAL may have a prognostic role and may predict aneurysm rupture in patients with an uncommon association of arterial aneurysms.
An uncommon case of arterial aneurysms association with high plasma levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and neutrophil gelatinase-associatedl ipocalin / De Caridi, G., Massara, M., Spinelli, F., Grande, R., Butrico, L., Rende, P., Amato, M., Compagna, R., Amato, B., Franciscis, S.D., Serra, R.. - In: OPEN MEDICINE. - ISSN 2391-5463. - 10:1(2015), pp. 492-497. [10.1515/med-2015-0083]
An uncommon case of arterial aneurysms association with high plasma levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and neutrophil gelatinase-associatedl ipocalin
Grande R.;Butrico L.;
2015
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The association of an axillary artery aneurysm and an abdominal aortic aneurysm is extremely rare. In this study, we describe this association in a 69 year-old-man. We measured this patient's metalloproteinases (MMPs) and Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) levels over a three years period before the abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture. We speculate that high serium levels of MMPs and NGAL may have a prognostic role and may predict aneurysm rupture in patients with an uncommon association of arterial aneurysms.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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