The Association Between Connective Tissue Laxity and the Risk of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Aims: to investigate whether connective tissue laxity is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Methods: a nested case control study in a population-based screening programme. The presence of pes planus, scoliosis, pectus deformities, flexible auricular cartilages and Gorling's sign...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery 2000-09, Vol.20 (3), p.290-295
Hauptverfasser:	Wilmink, ABM, Quick, CRG, Hubbard, C Sff, Day, NE
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdominal aortic aneurysms Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - blood Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - etiology Case-Control Studies Collagen Connective Tissue Diseases - complications Connective tissue laxity Humans Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Odds Ratio Peptide Fragments - blood Procollagen - blood Risk Factors
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