The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 160, Issue 6, December 2020, Pages 1434-1443.e6
Adult: AortaThe complex interplay among atherosclerosis, inflammation, and degeneration in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms
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Graphical abstract
Key Words
aortic aneurysm
aortitis
atherosclerosis
aortic media degeneration
cardiac surgery
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AAS
acute aortic syndrome
AECVP
Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology
AHA
American Heart Association
BAV
bicuspid aortic valve
CAD
coronary artery disease
EFFL
elastic fiber fragmentation/loss
EFTO
elastic fiber thinning out
ICI
intralamellar collagen increase
I-MEMA
intralamellar mucoid extracellular matrix accumulation
LMC
laminar medial collapse
MD
medial degeneration
SCVP
Society for Cardiovascular Pathology
TAA
thoracic aortic aneurysm
TCI
translamellar collagen increase
T-MEMA
translamellar mucoid extracellular matrix accumulation
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This study was partially funded by the Fanti Melloni Foundation, University of Bologna.
© 2019 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc.